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CIMCO Edit v7 User Guide

1. Select All 3 Del The Edit menu You can select mark a part of the text by dragging the cursor from start point to end point while pressing the left mouse button The background color on the marked text is changed to indicate the selected area see Editor Setup File Types Colors Copy Ctrl C Copies the selected text to the clipboard x Cut Ctrl xX Deletes the selected text and saves it on the clipboard To paste the cut out selection at another location in the file place the cursor there and choose the command Paste i Paste Ctrl V Inserts the clipboard contents after Copy or Cut at the current cursor position t Select All Ctrl A Selects entire file content f Undo Ctrl Z Undo the last edit operation G Redo Ctrl Y Redo the last undo operation You can redo all undo actions performed since the file was last opened X Del Del Deletes the selected part of the CNC program or the character to the right of the cursor when no selection is done 19 d Mark Delete range Ctrl M When selecting the Mark Delete range option under the De drop down menu the following dialog appears Locate range Fror line To line 2 9 From block number To block number From previous To nest 6 Tool Change 6 Tool Change Mark Delete dialog box Here you can specify a range of lines or block numbers to be marked or deleted In addition a special selection from a t
2. Notice The accompanying software is confidential and proprietary to CIMCO A S No use or disclosure is permitted other than as expressly set forth by written license with CIMCO A S Copyright 1991 2014 by CIMCO A S All rights reserved This software contains confidential information and trade secrets of CIMCO A S Use s disclosure or reproduction is prohibited without the prior express written permission of CIMCO A S CIMCO Edit DNC Max and the CIMCO Logo are trademarks of CIMCO A S Microsoft Windows Win32 and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders 6 Introduction Introduction CIMCO Edit v7 is the latest version of the most popular CNC program editor on the market With over 100 000 licenses distributed in the past few years CIMCO Edit is the editor of choice for professional CNC programmers who demand a full featured and reliable cost effective professional editing and communication tool Every aspect of CIMCO Edit v7 is new from the multi pane tabbed layout to the dynamic toolbars and menus CIMCO Edit v7 also includes new and powerful tools such as an enhanced file compare utility a reengineered graphical backplotter and the new NC Assistant programming tool e Full featured CNC editor CIMCO Edit v7 provides a comprehensive set of essential editing tools necessary f
3. Setup Global Cole General Backplot Tool scanning Multi Channel z Tool List f Global Colors External Commands i Mazatrol Viewer Plugins Global Colors Global Colors Global Colors Text EE Backplot background Mal Backplot rapid move Lj Backplot linear move Backplot circular move Backplot helix move Mal Backplot highlighted element Tal Backplot bounding box E Backplot tool flute m Backplot tool shoulder E Backplot tool shaft E Backplot tool holder MA Backolot solid verification stock Red D No gradient Q Light Q 0 Global Colors dialog To quickly modify a specific color select it from the list and move the sliders to get the desired color Select Color Click this button to select a predefined color from the list or create a custom color aa Default Click this button to apply the color by default to the selected element 124 Editor Setup 6 4 External Commands This section describes the setup and use of external commands To configure External Commands click on External Commands in the left window of the Setup dialog The following dialog appears Setup External Commanc te mem B General External Commands External Command 1 Command Title Lock File Command program Load Save C CIMCO CIMCOE dit LockFiles bat File compare i Parameters Machine Backplot A PATH FILE OUT
4. To configure transmit settings click on Transmit in the left hand list of the Machine Setup window The transmit configuration dialog is shown below p x Setup Machine men Transmit 3 Receive Transmit settings Directories CRLF mit lines containing Version info 13410 Start trigger Remove characters End trigger Break after receiving characters T Send at start of feed Handshake timeout seconds 0 Send at end of feed Delay before each line me 0 F walt for 0n Remove white spaces Walt for Stark button Replace tabs with spaces Remove ASCII O s Send files with non standard CRLF Transmission setup Transmit Settings CR LF In this field you can select the carriage return or line feed character s from the drop down list or you can enter them manually a ASCII 13 and ASCII 10 have no character representation so they must be entered as 3 and 0 respectively Start trigger Use this field to specify the start trigger The DNC will start transmitting data from the first line in the file that contains the specified start trigger If no start trigger is specified the transmission will start at the beginning of the file 136 DNC Settings End trigger Use this field to specify the end trigger The line containing the end trigger is not transmitted Send at start of feed Here you can specify a character or a string that should be sent at the start of the transmi
5. Comment end J Block skip after block number V Use decimal point on numeric keypad NC Codes Tool change T Tool load MB Units Toolpath unit mm Decimals 3 gt Block Skip Decimal point Enable multi line comments Set feedrate F Set spindle speed 5 Feedrate unit mm min Rapid speed mm min 1000 Machine type configuration dialog Spceial Characters Comment start Enter the comment start character here for example Comment end Enter the comment end character here for example Block skip Enter the block skip character here If you don t want a block skip character just leave the field empty Decimal point Enter the decimal separator here decimal point or comma 106 Editor Setup Multi line comment start Use this field to specify the multi line comment start string Multi line comment end Use this field to specify the multi line comment end string Block skip after block number Check this field if a block skip should be inserted after the block number If you leave this field unchecked the block skip will be just before the block number You can specify another block skip character in the field Block Skip if necessary Use decimal point on numeric keypad Check this field if the decimal key on the numeric keypad should insert the decimal point specified above Enable multi line comments Check this field to ena
6. Help X QA Ag Solid Model nA aAA amp QA A ey ESEE 7 A ph e EN Zoom Regenerate solid u E en T os oe arias eas Ay Solid eres ISO Turning Find BO View Toolpath Tool Solid SS 1 T Backplot File SE Close Backplot Backplot Solid Window Animation E Backplot Setup File E OA 4 4 _ Other E Find i 35 Z 50 6 a 36 X69 983 37 X72 811 Z 49 186 38 GO Z6 7 39 X61 785 40 G1 Z4 7 41 Z 50 6 42 X66 084 43 X68 912 Z 49 186 44 G0 Z6 7 45 X57 886 46 Gl Z4 7 47 Z 50 6 48 X62 185 49 X65 013 Z 49 186 50 GO 26 7 51 X53 987 52 G1 Z4 7 53 Z 50 6 54 K58 286 55 X61 114 z 49 186 56 GO Z6 7 57 X50 088 58 G1 Z4 7 59 Z 096 60 G3 X51 2 Z 8 R1 61 Gl z 50 6 62 X54 387 63 X57 215 Z 49 186 64 GO 26 7 65 X46 189 o ai xE saei Sroa Too OSN ES 67 Z 2 er Feed 0 200 aces 68 X49 2 gt w we wr A 69 G3 xX50 488 7 035 R1 as G5 CIMCO Edit v7 User interface 11 e Functions You can undo and redo almost all operations you have done since the file was opened You can find the position of a tool change a spindle speed change or feed rate change or display the range of the X Y Z axes If you are not sure if two CNC programs are equal the File Compare functions of CIMCO Edit v7 help you to pinpoint the differences File Compare lets you choose two files that are put into a two frame window The differences are shown
7. i Plugins Multi Channel View mmm Multi Channel ISO Milling Multi channel view J Enable multi channel view Multi channel mode User defined v Synchronization using channel numbers Channel start Synchronization command B B Channel end Synchronization number BI BI Channel order Test field Prg Channel Sync Cmd 01000 P100 Yes Multi Channel configuration dialog Enable multi channel view Check this field to enable the multi channel view 118 Editor Setup Multi channel mode Use this drop down list to specify how to read the multi channel information You can either select one of the predefined types or the custom type to manually define the multi channel commands Synchronization using channel numbers Check this field if the synchronization commands specify which channel to synchronize with Example 2 means synchronize with channel 2 If this field is not checked then the synchronization is done using synchronization numbers Example M303 means synchronize with all channels that contain M303 Channel start Use this field to specify the start of a channel information when multiple channels are stored in the same file Example Specify O if each channel starts with an O number You can specify multiple strings separated by comma For example if the first channel starts with G13 and the second channel starts with G14 then specify G13 G14 in this field You
8. 3 8 Information Bar This section describes the Backplot Information Bar The Information Bar is used to control the simulation and show information about NC codes Backplot Information Bar Milling The Information Bar is shown in the lower part of the Backplot window and contains the following elements LI ML ON S i OOo amail 22300 Tool T212 Dist 284 172 A Tyl zswojs _ 20000 Feed 1000 000 Total 2473 652 D s4 7 T z arak 274l R 3 500 bo e W ww The Backplot Information Bar Milling Dynamic Simulation Progress Bar 0 100 E Speed and Direction Slider From midpoint to the right forward slow fast From midpoint to the left backward slow fast de a i el tee ae ho Pe ae ee l Current Tool Coordinates Shows the current tool coordinates within the defined preparatory functions G00 G03 32 321 32 320 Toal T212 Dist 284 172 aswel 20000 Feed 1000 000 Total 2473 652 Z 2778 klO O o 2778 R 3 500 Start Stop simulation Pause simulation Jump to next move a a 7 Jump to next cutting pass Jump to next Z level kA Jump to next tool 70 Backplot Lal Show hide information bar Backplot Information Bar Turning The Information Bar is shown in the lower part of the Backplot window and contains the following elements A Cy eis E Fay ge Vit E Ue Sd at Fd Wied ae a J 2 0 0 I 2 6 0 Tool TOW Dise 1 981 T cae KR 0746 Feed Ooa Totals T
9. 55 000 1 62 500 MJ coc H138 Gl G40 E 57 500 60 000 GOO G40 G49 Gao Gao T10 HODE a000 Moa GOO 10 0 70 0 G00 2100 0 G43 H1z2 GO X 67 500 Y60 000 GOO 2 00 Gl 67 500 60 000 Z 5 000 F150 MOE Gl G41 H 67 500 55 000 F300 G3 x 62 500 50 000 1 62 500 WJ ooo Gl 62 500 50 000 5 000 G2 75 000 37T 500 162 500 J3T 500 Gl 75 000 37 500 G2 X62 500 50 000 162 500 J 37 500 Gl 62 500 50 000 G2 75 000 37 500 T 62 500 J 37 500 G1 x 75 000 37 500 G2 62 500 750 000 I 62 500 337 500 G3 x 57 500 55 000 1 62 500 WJ ooo i G1 d 57 500 Y 60 000 BOS HOD HOS HO GOO G26 G91 2718 0 GOO G26 G91 216 0 Goo Gao GOO G30 G53 G33 H30 HJO File compare results with the option Show all differences Riz SIGH SSAC AUBENKONTUR FLANSCH 123900008 AUBENKONTUR FLANSCH 123000 le Te Ez ERSTELLUNGSDATUM BI 08 2005 18 16 34 ERSTELLUNGSDATUM M 08 2005 18 10 34 PROGRAMMIERER OR IPROGRAMMIERER DOR W100 GOO G40 G45 Gao GSO H100 GOO G40 G49 GeO G90 H102 T10 HOS H102 T10 HOG W104 s4000 M03 H104 s4000 Moa H106 GOO x0 0 0 0 Hio GOO HO 0 O 0 H108 GOO 2100 0 G43 H12 H108 GOD 2100 0 G43 H12 H110 GO 67 500 Y o 000 H110 GO E 67 500 T 0 000 H1lIZ GOO 32 0 H112 GOD 22 0 W114 Gl 2 67 500 Y6 0 000 2 8 000 F150 MOS Hiid Gl 67 500 60 000 2 5 000 F150 MOE W116 gl G41 xK 67 500 55 000 F300 H116 Gl G41 67 500 55 000 F300 W118 G3 62 500 Y50 000 I 62 500 o
10. Defines the file name without extension Example To execute the command with the parameters g C WCPRG MOULD NC C NCPRG MOULD NEW specify PATH SFILENOEXT NEW and g SFILE SOUTFILE in the Parameters field If no output filename is specified it is assumed that the input file is modified 126 This section describes how to set up the Mazatrol Viewer The Mazatrol Viewer enables you to open and view Mazatrol files directly from your PC Mazatrol viewer can show binary files without header as it determines the type from the file extension Mazatrol Viewer is an optional module and requires therefore a Mazatrol Viewer enabled 6 5 Mazatrol Viewer Editor Setup license key Mazatrol Viewer is activated under Plugins Setup Mazatrol Viewe E General Editor oe Printing 5 File types i Colors La Block numbers be Load Save File compare fa Machine fa Backplot Tool scanning os Multi Channel b Tool List Other ba Global Colors External Commands Plugins Mazatrol Viewer an F Language Mazatrol Viewer Mazatrol Viewer Language Mazatrol Viewer Decimals English y 3 v Show TPC Data Font settings N0100 X100 Y100 1 200 J 200 Mazatrol Viewer configuration dialog Select the language used for showing the Mazatrol data Mazatrol Viewer Decimals Use this field to specify how many decimals should be used to display values
11. Print options Syntax highlight Select this option to apply syntax highlighting to the printed text Use Bold and Italic to highlight NC commands and comments Use colors Enables color printouts This requires a color printer Print headers Prints headers on every page Print footers Prints footers on every page 89 Print header on first page Select this option to print a header on the first page Raw print Produces simple text output to the printer This is useful when printing large programs to matrix printers When raw print is selected the options Syntax highlight Use colors and Print header on first page are disabled The options Send form feed Print on endless paper Send form feed after last page and Paper height will be activated to setup the raw print Send form feed When this option is checked a form feed character FF will be sent after reaching the Paper height counter and the next line will be printed on the next page No form feed character is needed after the last page so the option Send form feed after last page will be grayed out Print on endless paper Check this field to print on endless paper When this option is selected no header and or footer is printed Send form feed after last page If you check this option a form feed character will be sent at the end of a raw print on continuous paper to indicate the last printed page Left margin Right margin Specify the size of th
12. and commands renumbering tool changes colors backplot etc The File types ZSO Turning ISO Milling Heidenhain TNC and Text file are integrated in CIMCO Edit v7 You can add new file types e g Turning by modifying existing macros or inserting your own macros Information on how to proceed is found in the section Macro Setup To configure File types settings select Global Setup in the Editor tab or click on the setup dialog launch icon This will open the Editor Setup window Click on File types in the left tree of the setup dialog The following dialog appears Print File types E General be Editor ing b Block numbers Load Save b File compare Machine i Backplot Tool scanning _ File types File types Name ISO Milling ISO Turning Heidenhain Text File Haas Turning Haas Milling Type ISO G Code ISO G Code Heidenhain Text file ISO G Code ISO G Code 91 b Multi Channel Tool List oe Other i Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer i Plugins File type overview File types This field shows a list of defined file types Use the Up Down arrows t to move the selected file type up or down on the list a Delete To delete a file type highlight it and click on the button Delete You will be prompted to confirm the delete operation Rename Click this button to rename the selected file type To rename a
13. e Automatic stock scanning CIMCO Edit can now automatically scan stock dimensions from the program file Changes in the NC program are immediately reflected in the Solid Setup e Load Save tool libraries This feature allows you to load and save tools in the library e Support for Fagor Among many other control types CIMCO Edit now supports Fagor simulation for milling operations e Enhanced Search option The Search Replace function now allows you to simultaneously search and replace multiple program lines 10 Overview Overview e Purpose You can use CIMCO Edit v7 to make changes and check CNC programs for your CNC machines If you have a serial communication line from the PC to the CNC machine you can send and receive programs directly even when working with other CNC programs CIMCO Edit v7 is designed for editing CNC programs CIMCO Edit v7 is able to distinguish between several different formats including ISO APT and Heidenhain to name some e User interface CIMCO Edit v7 has a standard Windows user interface having one or more windows for every open file The functions in CIMCO Edit v7 can be activated through the Ribbon Bar which helps you to quickly find the commands needed for a task The commands are organized into logical groups under tabs o xX CIMCO Edit w 0 C CIMCO CIMCOEdit Samples Fanuc Turn G54G55 NC AY a Editor NC Functions Backplot File Compare Transmission CNC Calc Window
14. e None No flow control is performed e Software Software handshake is used for the flow control e Hardware Hardware handshake is used for the flow control e Hardware and Software Both Hardware and Software handshakes are used Enable DTR Check this box to set DTR high Enable RTS Check this box to set RTS high Advanced Port Settings Ej Check parity If you want CIMCO Edit v7 to report parity errors then mark the Check parity box Every time an error occurs the specified character is inserted into the file at the receiving point Non standard XOn and XOff characters can be specified Insert on parity error Use this field to specify a character to insert in the received file if a parity error occurs while receiving data from the remote machine If the field is left blank no character is inserted XOn character Use this field to specify the XOn character If the field is left blank the standard XOn character is used If your machine needs a non standard XOn character you can specify it here XOff character Use this field to specify the XOff character If the field is left blank the standard XOff character is used If your machine needs a non standard XOff character you can specify it here You can specify the XOn XOff and Insert on parity error characters by entering the ASCII character i e enter to get ASCII character 36 or you can enter the ASCII value like this 36 135 7 2 Transmit Settings
15. path A low value gives more line segments while a high value gives less line segments 36 NC Functions Comma as decimal symbol Check this field to use comma as decimal separator Strip trailing O s Check this field to remove all zeros from the end of the number Reverse tool path Check this field to reverse the trajectory of the tool path Assume G91 Check this field when the control is preset for relative coordinates G91 Result to new window Check this field if the result of the mirror settings should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option is checked only the selection is put into the new window Selection only Check this field to mirror the selected program blocks only Tool compensation In this dialog you can define a toolpath compensation offset for the active program from the programmed workpiece contour to the left G41 or to the right G42 based on the direction of feed in order to compensate different tool sizes Offset Tool compensatior D Offset Tool compensation Offset Offset Left G41 C Offset Right G42 Settings Arc type Decimals C Strip trailing O s Comma as decimal symbol Assume G91 E Non modal 3 7 Result to new window KEO s lection only Offset Tool compensation dialog 37 Offset Enter the offset value into this field Offset Left G41 Enable compensation of the milling path offset left G41 Of
16. 01 55 1 Sending ms l Hae ee Scroll NSB Gs far 044 H366 Ge evs 795 y 6 048 120 4178 016 38 NS69G 2 7 35 S SST 1 01 351 0 359 W370 G2 0 508 V6 483 6 568 J25 254 NST G10 84s 588 Naf G2 4 013 76 950 8 044 J24 757 Ns7SG 14 9 25676 652 Transmit status window Show CRLF The top left of the status window shows the signals of the serial data transmission according to EIA RS 232 C which light up when activated The top right part shows information of the current transmission Machine Filename Bytes send etc Below the transfer status information there is a progress bar three buttons to Start Stop and Cancel the transmission and Show Hide the terminal box which shows the NC program being transmitted in plain text Options to Scro the text in the terminal box and to Show CR LF Carriage Return Line Feed characters are also available at the bottom of the window If you click the Stop button when a transmission is in progress you will get the following dialog Stop Transfer Stop transfer dialog Here you have the option to cancel the transfer answering Yes or continue answering No 79 When receiving a file from the machine the transmission status window will look like this Transfer status Res Machine ABs RTS CTS Bytes receryed DTR LSA E Error CPS M3890 M17 H3900 MOS M3970 MOS M3
17. ASCII 13 and ASCII 10 you must enter the appropriate CR LF combination manually G The normal combination is ASCII 13 followed by ASCH 10 ASCII 13 and ASCII 10 have no character representation so they must be entered as 13 and 10 respectively Omit lines containing Excludes lines containing one or more selected characters The consequence of entering anything here is that any line containing one of these characters or strings will be discarded when received S 139 Remove characters Selected characters will automatically be removed from the received stream You can select None ASCII 0 or All below ASCII 32 from the drop down list if one of those is appropriate Omit empty lines Check this field if empty lines should not be saved Start trigger Start triggers are characters indicating that CIMCO Edit v7 should start saving incoming data If no start trigger is used and the field therefore is left empty CIMCO Edit will start saving at the beginning of the file The start trigger is the first sequence of characters received End trigger End triggers are characters indicating that CIMCO Edit v7 should stop saving incoming data If no end trigger is used and the field therefore is left empty CIMCO Edit v7 will continue to save until the end of the file where a timeout occurs The end trigger is the last sequence of characters received Receive timeout in seconds Indicates the time delay after the last
18. Axis Machine Setup This function lets you configure 5 axis machines Machine Configuration Ferae Dam Table Table 45 Deg Tet Avis Min Max PC o 180 2nd Asis Mlin Mar mec f 89399 99995 i 155 5 Axis Machine Setup dialog m Load STL File Loads an STL file stereolithography Export as DXF File Exports toolpath as a DXF file Control Type Select the control type from this list E Backplot Setup This option lets you configure the backplot settings Please refer to File Types Settings for further information 68 Backplot 3 Find This section describes the search for data through the file SS OE Find Previous E Next Tool change aoe ay Find Next t Previous Tool change eats Line Block Number A Toolpath Statistics Find The Find menu A Find Ctrl F Finds the specified text string or one of the defined tool operations in the CNC program A Find Previous Shift F3 Finds the previous occurrence of the specified search string in the CNC program M Find Next F3 Finds the next occurrence of the specified search string in the CNC program 3 Go to Line Block Number Ctrl J Locate line or block number in current window H Next Tool Change Goes to next tool change Previous Tool Change Goes to previous tool change 2 Toolpath Statistics Find range of X Y Z machining time tool change time toolpath length etc 69
19. Edit V4 The color settings will only affect the selected file type 96 Editor Setup 6 2 2 Block Numbers The block numbers in a CNC control program are an important guide and are always at the beginning of an NC block The major part of a CNC program consists of successive NC blocks where the tool paths for machining a workpiece are defined Because often changes need to be carried out 1 e new NC blocks are inserted between two old ones the definition of interval between two NC blocks according to the expected number of NC blocks is an important decision that affects the size of the block numbers and therefore their readability for the user If the block number sequence is disturbed by many changes a renumbering might be required To configure renumbering and or automatic block numbering select Block numbers from the File types menu in the left tree of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Configure Block Numbering icon in the File Type menu within the Editor tab The block number configuration dialog 1s shown below Setup Block numbers ISO Millin 0 aaan E General Block numbers ISO Milling Editor Printing 3 File types Z Auto block numbering Show quick setup b Colors w 3 Skip lines without block numbers Disable undo prompt for large files Load Save Renumber empty lines V Auto indent lines File compare Machine Renumber settings Block format Format S
20. Light _ _ Select Color Tool setup and Toolpath color Enter the tool parameters and description select a color for the tool path and then click OK Q The tool path color cannot be set for Solid Animation e Turning Tools 61 In turning operations the following window opens when you click on the Tool Setup icon W T0101 Default Type Diamond 5 12MM 80 Wi 10202 Default Diamond 5 12MM 80 Description Diamond 17 5 12MM 55 Diamond 17 5 12MM 55 Diamond 17 5 12MM 55 Diamond 5 12MM 80 Diamond amp 12MM 80 Round 12bit Triangle 15 12MM 60 Save bool information Type Diamond Diamond Diamond Diamond Diamond Round Triangle Turning tool library _Load Save Tool librar Length Dia 12 CA 0 4 0 8 1 2 0 8 1 2 0 8 0 8 Comer radius 0 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 60 Assign to T0101 For every tool you can click on the Ti icon at the right end of the Turning tool setup window to open the Tool Setup dialog of the selected tool 62 Backplot Tool library Tool type Unit Width Millimeters Length Diameter Comer radius 17 Angle Side clearance a Comer radius ero point and orientation setup Description Turning tool setup dialog Enter the tool parameters and description select the tool zero point and orientation and then click OK When you c
21. Mode Drag and drop text editing When this option is enabled you can drag any selected text to a new location Copy without selection Enables you to copy the line at the cursor without marking it as a selection Don t move cursor after paste When this option is checked the cursor will not move to the end of the pasted text but remain at the beginning of the text v Mark to end of line If a whole line is selected the indication continues across virtual space to the side of the window Font settings This field shows an example of the selected font Click the l Select font icon to the right to change the font used in the editor window 88 Editor Setup 6 1 2 Printing To change printer settings choose Printing from the left hand list of the General Setup menu The printer configuration dialog is shown below Setup Printing Printing Print options Syntax highlight Raw print V Use colors Send form feed Print headers Print on endless paper Print footers Send form feed after last page Backplot Print header on first page i Tool scanning Multi Channel Left margin Right margin Paper width pe Tool List 2 00 2 00 78 64 Normal printer font Multi column printer font GO x100 0 G1 100 0 Header Footer Header Left Header Center Header Right ZF Zt Zd Footer Left Footer Center Footer Right C Zp P Printer setup
22. Other La Global Colors External Commands j Mazatrol Viewer i Plugins Load Save ISO Milling Load Save Default extension NC v Register default extension Default load path Use separate load and save directories Backup 7 Save Auto save interval Auto save disabled v UNICODE Files Message when loading UNICODE Promt to save files as UNICODE Additional extensions NCLSO NCF V Register additional extensions Save with linefeed type Auto Always save files as UNICODE Always save files as regular text Help Default Cancel Load Save configuration dialog 101 Load Save abe Default extension Specify a default extension to use for the selected file type This extension will be appended to any new files saved unless an extension is specified in the Save as window Register default extension Check this field to register the specified default extensions When an extension is registered in Windows clicking on a file with the specified extension in the Windows Explorer will automatically open the file in the editor Additional extensions Define additional file extensions associated with your machine type Extensions determine the type s of file s you wish to open only files with the extension s defined here will be displayed in an Open file window You can define more than one extension using a comma as separator Ex
23. Oy Replace Cirl H Replaces a specified string in the CNC program with another string Find what Ma M5 TO MB Replace Replace All Replace with M5 Mo TOME Cancel Match whole string gnore case Replace in selection only Multiline Replace dialog with option Multiline enabled Go to Line Block Number Ctrl J Locate line or block number in current window Next Tool Change Goes to next tool change t Previous Tool Change Goes to previous tool change 22 Editor 1 5 Window This section describes how the sub windows containing the CNC programs can be arranged Click on Window on the top right corner of the Ribbon This will open a drop down menu with four display modes of the programs Cascade Arrange icons Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically 1 673 Irregular stock roughing NE Wy 2 BOTTLENC SS The Window menu Cascade Places the open files in an overlapping cascade in the window Arrange icons Assembles the icons of the minimized CNC programs in the lower left corner of the window Tile Horizontally Places the open files in horizontal editor windows in the program window Tile Vertically Places the open files in vertical editor windows from left to right The names of the open files are listed in the lower part of the drop down menu When you click on a file to select it the file will be marked with a check mark at the beginning of the lin
24. The backup file 1s named filename BAK Check external changes When this field is checked the editor will check if a file is modified outside the editor If a file is modified outside the editor you will be notified and you will be asked if you want to reload the file If you choose to do that any changes made since the last save will be lost Hide NC Assistant formula results Check this field if the result of NC Assistant macro formulas should be hidden Open file multiple times Check this field if you want to be able to open the same file in more than one window in the editor 83 Show full path in title Select this option to show the full path of files in the window title Specify name when receiving Check this field if you wish to specify a filename when using the Transmission tab function Receive file and open in editor Always show all files Check this field if the file dialog should always show all files Re open files Select this option to re open files when the program is started Remember cursor position Check this field to place the cursor at the position where it was when the file was last opened Confirm program exit Check this field to confirm when closing the program Hide Download Latest Version Check this field to hide the Download Latest Version link from the Help menu You must restart the editor after changing this option Language Select the language to be used in menus and dia
25. Use this field to specify when the block numbers should be restarted Example To renumber several programs in the same file specify O in this field then the block numbers will be reset every time an O Number is encountered Skip lines containing Here you can specify that lines containing a string and or character should be omitted Multiple strings can be specified using a comma as separator 100 Start renumbering from line containing Editor Setup Use this field to specify a renumbering start trigger If you specify a renumbering start trigger renumbering will start from the first block containing the specified string To start from the first block after the block containing the string check the Start at next block option below Start at next block Check this field to start renumbering from the block after the line containing the renumbering start trigger O The Block numbers settings will only affect the selected file type 6 2 3 Load Save To configure Load Save parameters select File Type from the left tree menu in the Setup window and then click Load Save or click the Directories Extensions icon in the File Type menu within the Editor tab The Load Save configuration dialog is shown below Setup Load Save ISO Milli General e Editor oe Printing 3 File types e Colors Block numbers i File compare Machine Backplot ba Tool scanning Multi Channel Tool List oe
26. and the distance in the XY plane G17 and the ZX plane G18 between the two points s i CUS Pe eee Ee Dist 493 096 From 10 670 Tox 25 759 PA Dist X Y 43 779 From 1 500 To 39 596 Dist Z 22 222 FromZ 25 000 Toz 2 778 D lw W w w 4 Measure distance 56 Backplot Rotate View Select this item to rotate the view 4 Zoom View Select this item to zoom the view Pan View Select this item to pan the view show Bounding Box Click on this icon to show the toolpath bounding box Va Set Origin Location Select this item to set the origin location Show Plot Control Select this item to show hide the plot control 3 3 Toolpath This section describes the Toolpath function in the Backplot menu This is the representation of the current file relative to the toolpath in the simulation After selecting a view you can restart the graphical simulation of toolpath It is possible to change to a different view during the simulation NSS Toolpath Mode rr al Toolpath The Toolpath menu 57 N Toolpath Show hide the paths of the tool Click the down arrow under this function to activate or deactivate toolpath options N Show Toolpath Show Points Show Rapid Moves Show Cutting Moves Highlight Arcs Highlight Element PPa a Large Points Show hide toolpaths Mode Show toolpath from start until current position Click on the down arrow to open a
27. as comments within the first 100 lines of program and with the following layout STOCK Z X 25 Y 2 Z 35 STOCK X 25 Y 45 Z 0 65 G Decimal numbers are supported The sign is required to be in front of each value Input fields are disabled when Stock dimensions are found and Automatic stock scanning 1s enabled The Lock stock dimension option allows you to lock the stock dimensions to a machine The stock values will be saved in the machine settings to make them available for used in other NC programs This is especially useful when testing different NC programs on the machine Solid Setup for Turning operations Click this icon to configure the Solid Model for the Solid Animation The specified stock dimensions are the maximum values in your NC program and the Position on Z is calculated on basis of these values Use the button Round to round off stock dimensions click Reset to revert to the stock original values Solid Setup Stock Dimensions re Diameter Inner diameter Fosition on Z 94708 0 a Inner diameter Length 103 2 Position on 2 FO Lock stock dimension Diameter Uptions Low Quality Fast Medium Luality High Quality Slow Solid Setup dialog for turning The Lock stock dimension option allows you to lock the stock dimensions to a machine Checking this field saves the stock values in the machine settings so they are available for used in other NC programs This is especially usef
28. by coloring the line You can step through the files stopping at each difference You can customize the colors used to display coordinates and NC commands renumber block numbers and add remove spaces to increase readability or decrease program size transmission time The DNC part of CIMCO Edit v7 lets you send and receive NC programs to your CNC machines in the workshop The file can be sent from a window in CIMCO Edit v7 or directly from the hard disk The file transmission is done while you are working with other CNC programs e Setup CIMCO Edit v7 offers you a lot of possibilities to control the behaviour of the editor The Ribbon tabs let you select functions and configure settings You can access the configuration dialogs using the icon Using the Editor tab you can configure the Global settings for General Editor and Printing In the General dialog the appearance of the windows can be modified You can choose whether a file should be displayed in more than one window or if alterations to a file inside CIMCO Edit v7 through another program should be indicated Further you can choose whether to share settings between users or protect read only files You can specify the tab width as well as the size of the recent files list The language used for viewing Editor menus and a Color theme can also be selected In the Editor dialog you can set the speed of the keyboard and choose if you want scrollbars or not The appearanc
29. can also specify the start of channel information using an advanced trigger Channel end Use this field to specify the end of a channel information when multiple channels are stored in the same file Example Specify M30 if each channel ends with M30 You can also specify the end of channel information using an advanced trigger Synchronization command Use this field to specify the synchronization command Example If synchronization points are indicated with 1 2 specify in this field If you specify the command using an advanced trigger then you must place lt gt around the synchronization information Example To synchronize on M300 M399 specify M3 in this field To synchronize on all Pxxx specify P in this field Synchronization number Use this field to specify the synchronization number Example If synchronization points have an ID number like WAIT 1001 channel 1 channel 2 where the ID number is 1001 that must also match in addition to the synchronization command 119 Channel order Use this field to specify the channel order for example 1 3 2 Test field Use this field to test the multi channel setup 6 2 9 Tool List This section describes how to set up tool list triggers and generate tool lists To configure the tool list settings select Tool List from the File types menu in the left window of the Editor Setup dialog The Tool List configuration dialog is shown below m Setup Tool Li
30. character has been received from the remote machine until the computer concludes that the receiving operation is finished If no end trigger is specified you should specify a value here or you will have to stop the receive process manually from the receive status dialog Advanced Receive Settings Ej Send XOn When this field is checked the DNC will send an XOn character when it is ready to receive data Send at start of reception Specify a string that should be sent to the CNC when a receive operation is started When entering characters in one of the character entry fields the characters can be entered in two ways You can enter the characters themselves like to get ASCII character 36 followed by ASCII 42 or you can enter the ASCII values of the characters like 36 42 140 DNC Settings 7 4 Directory Settings In the following dialog you can define the Transmit and Receive directories To specify the directories click on Directories in the left hand list of the Machine Setup window The following dialog appears Directories Transmit i Receive Default send S Directories Default send directory m Version info Default estension Additional extensions Default receve Default receive directory Default estension Additional extensions Transmit and Receive directories setup Default Send Default send directory Specify the default send path in this field or click on the folder icon 4 to the right
31. detection ON Insert with sign G27 Machine zero retum position check Allow negative values G28 Machine zero retum primary reference p G29 Retum from machine zero G30 Machine zero retum secondary reference V Allow letters G31 Skip function C Remember value G33 Threading function v 4 m Add Rename D Copy Delete 4 Prefix END MOTION M09 V Parameter is required Do not insert empty lines V Uppercase Hide formula results in entire macro Allow letters Remember value Check this field if the last value entered for this parameter should be used the next time the macro is called Example Let s assume you need to drill a blind hole into a special steel with three depths Z10 Z16 and Z20 at a defined location X Y To achieve this use the macro G81 Drilling cycle and check the box Remember value for the parameters 1 3 and 4 This way those parameters will be automatically filled out with the previous settings for the blind hole machining As we want to drill at different depths we do not select Remember value for the parameter 2 which is the modal Z value of the operation 50 NC Functions Since Remember value is not activated the field 2 will be marked with an and is initially empty If the drilling program was previously run and you now call the macro G81 Drilling cycle by clicking the icon Sh you just need to enter the fir
32. drop down menu from which you can select options and additional functions for toolpath simulation Ss Animate Show From start Animate Show Remaining Toolpath Dimmed Animate Show To End Animate Show Entire Level Animate Show Current Level Animate Show Tail Animate Show From Last Rapid Animate Show From Last Tool Change Animate Tool Only Track Tool uf WM dh Uh dh ol ol WT ol Loop Simulation Auto Select Quality wo Low Quality Fast Drawing High Quality Slow Drawing Options for toolpath simulation 58 Backplot 3 4 Tool This section describes the Backplot function Tool The functions in this menu control the presentation of the tools in the simulation Qo Ss Tool Tool Setup Tool The Tool menu Show Hide Tool Select this item to show or hide the simulation tool Show Tool Holder Select this item to show the tool holder N Show Tool Transparent Select this item to show the tool transparent Show Tool Colors Select this item to show the tool colors Show Tool Vector Select this item to show the tool vector Tool Setup Click this icon to configure tool types colors and tool library Clicking on this icon will open the tool library Here you can select a tool in the tool list of the bottom half of the window with one click and double click to get the tool dimensions You can also change one or more dimensions of the tool enter a tool name and then assig
33. icon Backplot File Enables you to backplot file directly from disk without opening the file When you click this icon a window opens to let you select a file to plot A click on the down arrow next to the icon will display a list of recently simulated programs In both cases you get a complete plot of the selected program without showing the CNC program Close Backplot Cirl Shift Q Closes the backplot window Backplot Setup This option lets you configure the backplot Before starting the graphical simulation you must first configure the file type for the program you have already opened To do this click on Backplot Setup to open the configuration dialog In the Setup dialog select the Control Type for example ISO Milling and configure the desired parameters See Backplot Setting for more information 54 Backplot 3 2 View This section describes the View menu of the optional 3D 2D Backplot command These functions define how the current file is shown during the simulation a After selecting a view you can restart the graphical tool path simulation amp P P pS It is possible to change to a different view during the simulation A i a Fit To Window My Front af Measure Distance ra View Reset B Left Rotate View zoom Zoom i In Out Top View From Tool a Show Bounding Box View The View menu Zoom In Mouse Wheel Click on this icon to enlarge the view by Zooming in the entire plot f
34. in the other will be ignored Ignore White spaces White space characters will be ignored White space characters are space ASCII 32 and tab ASCII 9 Ignore Comments Anything inside a comment will be ignored For this to work you must have specified the correct Comment start e g and Comment end e g characters for this machine template under the Machine templates tab Ignore Case If this option is checked the letter case will be ignored 1 e if one program contains lowercase and the other UPPERCASE characters for the same command Ignore Numeric format Leading and trailing zeros will be ignored as will optional characters 1 e X 14 10 matches X14 1 if this option is used Print Options Fi Print only differences Check this field to print only the lines with differences between two files The File Compare settings will only affect the selected file type 6 2 5 Machine 105 To configure machine specific characters and commands select Machine from the File types menu in the left hand list of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Machine Templates icon in the File Type menu within the Editor tab The machine configuration dialog is shown below Load Save File compare Backplot Tool scanning Multi Channel Tool List ba Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer i Plugins Machine ISO Milling Special Characters Comment start
35. is checked only the selection is put into the new window 32 NC Functions Addition Adds the specified value to all selected parameters Subtraction Subtracts the specified value from all selected parameters Multiplication Multiplies all selected parameters by the specified value Division Divides all selected parameters by the specified value Value Use this field to enter the value that will be inserted in the mathematical function Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Maximum value Enter the maximum value in this field Parameters with values higher than specified here after performing the mathematical function will be set to this maximum value Minimum value Enter the minimum value in this field Parameters with values lower than specified here after performing the mathematical function will be set to this minimum value Decimals In this field enter the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point Keep decimals Check this field to provide the new value with the same number of decimals as the original value Strip trailing O s Check this field to remove all zeros from the end of the number Strip leading 0 s Check this field to remove all zeros from the beginning of the number Selection only Check this field to change the value of the selected program blocks only 33 Rotate In this dialog you can rotate the outline around a specified point and with a specif
36. is the maximum block number and the interval will be selected to distribute the block numbers as evenly as feasible within this maximum block number Example To renumber a CNC program with 482 NC blocks select the option Auto 1000 for the interval When you the click on the icon Renumber in the NC Functions toolbar Block Numbers block number will be N0964 which is the highest multiple of 482 that is less than 1000 From this the program will calculate the most reasonable interval to be 2 This is the highest possible spacing between the block numbers if 964 is the highest possible number and 482 blocks need to be numbered If we want to renumber the same program of 482 NC blocks and this time we select Auto 10000 the program will recognize the highest possible block number to be N9640 which divided by the number of blocks yields an optimum interval of 20 In this example we assume that the value of the field start with is set to 0 Start from line Specify the first line in the program that will be given a line number Skip Use this field to specify if block numbers should skip lines Example If you specify 2 in this field only every 3rd line will be numbered Precede lines with Here you can enter a string that will be inserted before the line number For ISO type machines this is normally the letter N 99 Alternate block number character Use this field to specify an alternate block number character Example
37. text has been copied or created manually 42 NC Functions Ye Record Macro Creates a new macro based on the selected text To record a specific or frequently recurring NC block select the block in the NC program and then click on Record Macro The dialog Add Macro appears Enter a name for your NC block macro and click OK to save it The name is visible in the field Macro name of the Macro Setup dialog If macro specific NC codes are variables you must replace them with user defined parameters in the Macro Definition field of the Macro Setup dialog File Type Shows the current file type Click on the arrow to select another file type E Macro Setup Here you can configure add and modify macros for the file types 2 6 Macro Setup CIMCO Edit v7 includes built in cycles and macros for common operations like program start program stop and tool change You can create custom cycles and macros for the operations most common to your own specific setups and applications Hide NC Assistant w Hide NC Assistant Balloons amp Macro Setup Macro Setup The Macro Setup menu Hide NC Assistant Ctrl Shift A Click this icon to show or hide the NC Assistant w Hide NC Assistant Balloons Shows or hides the NC Assistant Balloons 43 A Macro Setup The dialogue Macro Setup is divided into three functional areas that are described in details in the following section Machine Type Macro definition ISO Milling Inf
38. the tool movement etc During the dynamic simulation a gray bar shows in the CN program which NC block is being processed You can use Full Screen to make the graphical simulation cover the whole screen without showing the program You can also skip through the NC codes with the options Jump to next tool Jump to next cutting pass and Jump to next move Dynamic zoom pan rotate and measuring functions can be used to analyze the plot You need a Backplot enabled license key to use this function 53 3 1 File In this section the backplot function File is described The file menu contains the below described functions for file simulation and general backplot settings iy W gt x ve f Backplot File a Close BacKplor Backplot Solid a Window Animation Backplot Setup File P The File menu Backplot Window Cirl Shift P Shows backplot of current window The window splits in two allowing the lines of the program file and their toolpath simulation to be shown simultaneously The icon is active only when a program file is already open Clicking this icon disables the Solid Animation icon Solid Animation Select this option to show the solid animation of the current NC program The window splits in two allowing the lines of the program file and the toolpath simulation to be shown simultaneously The icon 4 is active only when a program file is already open Clicking this icon disables the Backplot Window
39. to ISO Convention texts in the CNC program must be written in parentheses so they can be read on CNC machines To prevent forgetting the brackets these are generated automatically in CIMCO Edit v7 when the field Allow letters is checked Besides the input fields Min Max Decimals Digits and the box Allow negative values are grayed out The parameter 2 in the macro Program Start and End can include programmers initials text strings and special characters in parentheses Machine Type Macro definition ISO Milling m Info variable i SDATETIME Date and time DATE DATE PROGRAMMER 2 oa Gn a Add Info Add Formula GOO G17 G21 G40 G49 G80 G90 Tool change 691 a ZO Program comment Add User Input User Input Order 3 j G00 Rapid move ae G00 G17 G90 MO3 G01 Linear move Beles O OOS G43 a oan G02 Clockwise arc move Programmer Name START MOTION G03 Counterclockwise arc move G04 Dwell G07 Hypothetical axis interpolation G09 Exact stop check for one block Suffix G91 G28 Z0 G10 Data setting mode Standard work offset oe x0 YO G11 Data setting mode cancel Default value M30 G15 Polar coordinate mode cancel z G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 XY plane specification G18 XZ plane specification G19 YZ plane specification G20 English units Picture G21 Metric units G22 Stored stroke check ON G23 Stored stroke check OFF G25 Spindle speed fluctuation detection OFF G26 Spindle speed fluctuation
40. 0 Tool number 2 Tool length offset number Spindle speed Work offset 54 59 fapid position Y rapid position Z rapid position Optional parameter i Program Start End dialog cN 41 Modify Macro Modify the selected macro To modify an NC code in an inserted macro e g change the Z value of the macro Program Start Program End from 100 to 80 mm highlight the NC code and click on the Modify Macro icon Enter the new Z value and then click OK BY DRILLG83 1 NC NC Agsistant 1j Description 2 N100 G21 GOO F 3 N10 GOG1 7G40G49G80G90 4N104 T2M6 coordinate A 5 N106 G0G90G54x50 50 XAO Y Coordinate Fo 6 N1LO8 G43H 70 M8250 emanclaeh 7 N110 START DRILLING amp iN112 G99 G83 27 55 R 15 9 N114 X200 100 G98 10 N116 X200 Y200 NC Code selection in an inserted macro Parameters for GUO Rapid move AQ coordinate AQ Y Coordinate 2 coordinate Optional parameter ipa Default The Modify Macro dialog Find Macro Click this icon to search for the specified macro You can search for a macro in an NC program in two ways e In the field Cycles Macros select the macro to search for in the NC program and click the button Find Macro e Select the macro to search for from the drop down list and click on the icon amp Find Macro O If you receive the message Cannot find the macro it is because the desired macro was not specified as a macro The NC
41. 920 G91 G28 20 H3930 G26 0 Y0 M3340 G30 M3950 M30 4 Scroll Lines recerved x Machine 1 Tio 04 9 Elapsed time 00 27 417 Errors 0 af Status Completed Show CRLF Receive status window When the CNC program with M30 was completely received is shown the following message CACIMCOCIMCOEdit Samples ISO MILL 2ZDEAL NC Transfer completed successfully Report Transfer completed Click OK to confirm the receipt of this message 80 Transmission 5 3 Setup This section describes the functions related to the DNC settings for existing machine types You can also configure and or add new CNC machines First determine what CNC machines are installed and check the transmission parameters Open the CIMCO Edit v7 tab Transmission and click on the icon DNC settings to open the configuration dialog In this dialog you can see a list of the existing machines and select one to rename it delete it or add a new one If you want to change the transmission parameters of the selected machine you can click on the Setup button in the lower right part of the dialog The machine settings dialog will appear and you can review and modify the interface parameters From the tree menu on the left side you can access the Transmit and Receive dialogs to check change the transmission parameters Set in the Directories dialog your default folders send and receive folders from which you want to send a
42. CIMCO Edit v7 User Guide L CIMCO A S Web www cimco com E mail info cimco com 2 Contents Contents License Information 5 s siccdozcrcvendeesaseenvencsaasensusicd nacudannauburiwentendcaaseesaaed ea vadeetssbariasntendsesdeynaed hieeks 4 loodu chom aea A N AA 6 WIA S NO r EE T EON eee 8 VOT VOW a esas acess reese ee 10 MENS CANA GNOIN 25 chat te sic ecg sis ances ee 13 PPE OGTR AINE ADS sep oovscestecs siege orcas T eee ee ee es 14 l QUOD enn edocs ee eee ee 15 S ER reer ne ete ee ee ener nn ne ee eee noe ee eee eee eee ene ree 15 L2 APUG TY DC sce dstaseanatexatsovdaneaachesaiiaiidauieanateral negdiauiaastexaiheedauaantbexaisegdissiaastexaisedidausanatexattns 17 ES AC seteet denieeeeepeiatia eben AN A cel icen ts aeacalaie ten tumuee akea lab 18 e A 0 6 eae mn en renee Be neTeE ees eT RE nee eee ener ecm REM ete enn ete ee cee nema rt nee nee 20 Me VIN OWN erste eae E AAA etn onde tetas eaiesten ec aenonaals 22 EO lt 1 leereeee nner eset een eer ern err ne ore Tone eevee emer nee one rer aee ee neener ree eee teat 23 2 ING FUDCOONS ohare aE OE E E 24 21 Block NUDE S eai a E A E TEE E T 24 B Er ROO a E T ot ee a 25 Zo H a a A hen arene Acne i alice 28 e a E E E E E aeeoniaan 39 Ded MITOS ea A AN 40 20 Macro SQUID area NET 42 24 Muli C MANN l saren a a E E E C T OA 51 ds JDACKDIOU 3 pc ae ei a ee es 52 38 PE a E E E TA E EEE 53 Oe NACW sheen a ee ee 54 39 OOM AUN esn e E a dineceseheesaieedtenses 56 WE ToO a E T ee
43. Click this button to rename a machine configuration Add New Click this button to add a new configuration The following window appears Configuration Machine Description Machine template configuration Add a new DNC machine Enter the name and machine template for the new machine and then click OK Click Cancel to cancel the operation DNC Settings Click this button to delete a configuration You will be prompted if you really want to delete the machine configuration 132 a Delete a OK Click this button to execute the new settings and close the configuration dialog 7 1 Port Setup To change the DNC settings select DNC Setup from the Transmission tab or click the DNC setup icon on the transmission menu The basic port configuration dialog is shown below Setup Machine 1 Transmit Receive Directories Version info Serial Port Settings Port Port Seral port settings Fort Stop bits Parity Baud rate Data bits Flow control settings Flow control Enable DTA 7 Enable RTS Advanced port settings Check parity s17 On character H 35 Inzert on party emar 419 OFF character Basic port settings List of the serial ports on your PC Select the one you wish to use with this machine configuration 133 Baud rate The transmission speed in bits per second Select the desired Baud rate from the drop down list Stop bits Select the number of stop bits appe
44. FILE Tool scanning Output file SOUT FILE Multi Channel PATHS FILENOEXT OUT Tool List gt Other External Command 2 Global Colors eee ae External Commands Unlock File Mazatrol Viewer i Plugins Command program C CIMCOSCIMCOE dit LockFiles bat Parameters A PATHSS FILE OUTFILE Output file SOU TFILE PATH FILENOEXT OUT Help Default Cancel The External Commands dialog External Command 1 2 Command Title Use this field to specify the menu text shown in the NC Functions menu Command program Use this field to specify the application to execute You can click the folder icon to browse for the executable file Parameters Use this field to specify the parameters to the command The following variables are available e FILE Defines the file name without path e PATH Specifies the path of the file 125 e FILEPATH Specifies the file name with path e FILENOEXT Defines the file name without extension Example To execute the command with the parameters g C WCPRG MOULD NC C NCPRG MOULD NEW specify g FILE SOUTFILE and then PATH SFILENOEXT NEW in the Output file field below Output file SOUTFILE Use this field to specify the name of the output file The following variables are available e FILE Defines the file name without path e PATH Specifies the path of the file e FILEPATH Specifies the file name with path e FILENOEXT
45. HB m o E gt lw wm we g The Backplot Information Bar Turning Dynamic Simulation Progress Bar 0 100 L Speed and Direction Slider From midpoint to the right forward slow fast From midpoint to the left backward slow fast qturrrtrrrietgPrretrtrtiptre amp Current Tool Coordinates Shows the current tool coordinates within the defined preparatory functions G00 G03 a 2 o Ll I 2 070 Tool TOOT Dist 1 931 E D 871 K 0 746 Feed 0014 Totak 16 746 R 0 125 Start Stop simulation Pause simulation Jump to next move Jump to next cutting pass Jump to next tool ieee Show hide information bar 71 4 File Compare This section describes the File Compare menu in the CIMCO Edit Ribbon You can access the configuration of the function using the icon 4 1 File Compare In this section the functions used to compare two files are described You start a comparison of two files by choosing the files The files are put into a double framed window and you can start the search for differences To exit the file compare window use the End File Compare menu item Compare With Compare Compare File End File Close Left Close Right Window With File With File Compare Window Window File Compare F The File Compare menu Compare with Window Compares the file in the current window with a file in another P Compare with File Compares the file in the curren
46. ILL UM D 42 CR 0 8 FL 6 25 SL 30 BL 50 AD 12 5 TOOL3 DRILL FL36 1234 SL 0 BL 36 AD6 A120 UM D6 CRO Heidenhain comment TOOL12 TAPER MILL A 12 345 D 8 AD 21 13 CR 0 FL 20 SL 30 BL 50 UM Imperial tool TOOL136 END MILL FLAT UI D 1 8 CR 0 FL 1 SL 2 BL 3 AD 1 8 If a dimension keyword is missing the value of that keyword is taken from the default tool Remember to insert space between parameter definitions 117 6 2 8 Multi Channel The Multi Channel option enables you to view NC programs for 2 or 3 channel machines correctly in the editor at the same time The NC codes for each channel are automatically displayed in their own window when the corresponding Wait code is specified To configure Multi Channel settings select Multi Channel from the File types menu in the left window of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Setup Multi Channel icon in the Multi Channel menu within the NC Functions tab The Multi Channel configuration dialog is shown below O The windows can be synchronized with the wait codes and editing can be done in all windows Wait codes that match are shown in yellow and missing wait codes are shown in purple Setup Multi Channel ISO N General b Editor os Printing 5 File types Colors z Block numbers Load Save f fean File compare Machine i Backplot ba Tool scanning Tool List i Other f Global Colors External Commands i Mazatrol Viewer
47. If the control uses both N and for block numbers specify in this field Spaces after block number Use this field to specify the number of spaces to insert after the block number To insert block numbers with a specific column width specify a negative value From line Specify the number of lines that should be skipped before the renumbering begins To line Use this field to specify the maximum number of lines that should be renumbered If a positive number is written here it specifies the last line to be renumbered counted from the beginning of the program Example 1 If your CNC program starts with 4 comment lines and a program start line with program start trigger and number but without N only the first 10 NC blocks will be renumbered if you specify 15 in this field If a negative value N is specified the last N lines counted from the end of the program will not be renumbered Example 2 If you specify the value 2 and the last line of your CNC program line containing the program end code M30 is followed by another line containing a special character e g then only the last line 1s not renumbered Skip lines starting with Defines that lines starting with a particular string and or characters should be omitted Le O etc Multiple strings can be specified using a comma as separator If you wish to omit lines beginning with a comma specify Restart on lines starting with
48. acro Setup dialog Area 1 List of defined macros Machine Type This drop down menu provides a list of defined machine types you can select from e g ISO Milling ISO Turning Heidenhain etc Macro name Here you can see all available macros for the selected machine type Clicking on the Add button will open the dialog Add macro Enter the name of the new macro and click OK You will find this name at the bottom of the Macro name list sl Add Click this button to open the dialog Add macro Enter the name of the new macro and click OK 44 NC Functions Rename Click this button to rename the selected macro Copy Click this button to make a copy of the selected macro You can make a few changes in the name and the contents of the macro to create a similar macro and save it Delete Clicking this button will display a warning message asking if you really want to delete the selected macro If you answer Yes the macro name and its contents will be deleted Copy To Click this button to copy the selected macro to a different configuration Up Down arrows Use these buttons to move the selected macro up or down the list Area 2 Macro structure ah Macro definition Use the field to the right to specify the contents of the macro A macro can contain both user and system variables User variables are specified with a character followed by a number and system variables are specified with a foll
49. al axis interpolation G09 Exact stop check for one block Suffix Max G10 Data setting mode Standard work offset G11 Data setting mode cancel Default value Decimals G15 Polar coordinate mode cancel l 0 G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 XY plane specification Digits G18 XZ plane specification Any Example of Macro definition with 8 parameters Info variable Use this drop down menu to add additional information to the macro for example Date time date and time filename etc Add Info Click this button to insert a new information variable Add Formula Click this button to insert a new formula Add User Input Click this button to insert a new user variable User Input Order Click this button to arrange the order of user input variables when adding the macro This does not change the order of the variables when the macro is inserted in the NC file When you click this button the following window appears Program number Program description Tool description Tool number Tool length offset number Spindle speed Work offset x rapid position Y rapid position rapid position The User input order dialog 46 NC Functions Use the up down arrows to change the order of the parameters Description Use this field to specify a description of the selected parameter When you insert the macro into the CNC program by clicking the icon a parameter input box appears to let you e
50. ample To associate the extensions SO and NC specify ISO NC Register additional extensions Check this field to register the specified Additional extensions When an extension is registered in Windows clicking on a file with the specified extension in the Windows Explorer will automatically open the file in the editor Default load path This function specifies the default load path which is where the file Open dialog will first point to If no path is defined the last directory you loaded a file from will be used Click on the folder button to browse for an adequate load path Default save path This function specifies the default save path which is where the file Save dialog will first point to when you wish to save a new file of the selected type or when you use the file Save as menu If no path is defined the last directory you saved a file in will be used Click on the folder button H to browse for an adequate save path Use separate load and save directories When this field is checked the editor will remember the last load and save position independently 102 Editor Setup Backup Save Auto save interval Select the length of the interval between auto saves from this list Auto save saves your file at a regular interval overwriting the original file Save with linefeed type Use this field to specify the linefeed type used when saving files e Auto Do not change linefeed type When saving new files t
51. ange the default values shown in the dialog defined under Block format in the Block numbers setup dialog to fit your renumbering requirements and click OK Disable undo prompt for large files When this field is not checked you will be told when you are about to renumber a large file which cannot be undone If this is switched on no such warning will appear Auto indent lines Indents new lines The indention is set at the same level as the line above Block Format Format This field provides a list of available block number formats Select a format from the drop down list I e for 4 digit block numbers and max 9999 select format 0001 O This will not limit the number of digits in the line number If you wish to limit the number of digits you have to specify a maximum line number in the Restart every field 98 Editor Setup Start with Makes it possible to specify the starting value of the block number Restart every Specify when the line number must restart This number is equal to the maximum line number Example To use line numbers from 0 9999 specify 9999 in this field If no value is specified the line number will increment until it reaches 100000000 before it restarts Interval Use this drop down list to select the interval by which the block number must increase for each block Preset intervals are 1 2 5 10 20 100 1000 and Auto If you select one of the Auto options the number selected
52. anged HOTO H HOZOD Hoag a NO40 H Renumber Remove Block Numbers T The Block Numbers menu E Renumber Ctrl T Inserts block numbers in the CNC program or renumber the block numbers if some already exist in the CNC program tit X Remove Deletes all block numbers from the CNC program E Configure Block Numbering Opens the Block numbers configuration dialog Please refer to Setup Block Numbers for more details 25 2 2 Insert Remove This section describes the menu Insert Remove These functions allow you to quickly write and edit NC programs Block Skips X Auto insert spaces kakumi kY Spaces xY Uppercase Mark Delete Range Strings ay Lowercase Insert Remove The Insert Remove menu Mark Delete Range Ctrl M When clicking on Mark Delete Range in the nsert Remove tab the following dialog appears Locate range From line To line 8 279 From block number To block number From previous To next i Tool Change 9 Tool Change Mark Delete dialog box Here you can specify a range of lines or block numbers to be marked or deleted In addition a selection from a tool change feed rate or spindle speed value to the next value can be marked up or deleted mrii Block Skips Adds a skip character to the beginning of a NC block For this purpose select the desired NC blocks and then click on Block Skips The block skip character can be define
53. are CIMCO Edit v7 Version 7 X x Date March 2014 Copyright 1991 2014 by CIMCO A S Notice CIMCO A S reserves the right to make changes to the CIMCO Edit v7 Software at any time and without notice Software License You have the right to use the number of licenses of the enclosed program which you have bought from CIMCO A S You may not distribute copies of the program or related documentation to any persons or companies You may not modify the program or related documentation without the prior written consent of CIMCO A S Disclaimer of all Warranties and Liability CIMCO A S makes no warranties either express or implied with respect to the software its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to its quality and performance is with the buyer Should the CIMCO Edit v7 software prove defective following its purchase the buyer and not CIMCO A S its distributor or its retailer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair of correction and any incidental or consequential damages In no event will CIMCO A S be liable for direct indirect or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software even if CIMCO A S has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you
54. are reachable through the Transmission tab The toolbar is shown below and every icon is showed next to the command name With the DNC option the CIMCO Edit v7 user is able to send CNC programs from a PC to a CNC machine or receive programs from it It is also possible to transfer CNC programs to from multiple CNC machines at the same time Send Send Receive Receive Receive Into File ha File Current Window Transmission The Transmission menu Send File Transmits a file to a selected machine Click this icon to open the search dialog for the file to send After opening the selected file the Transmit status window appears showing the transfer data and the progress of the current transmission Click on the arrow below the icon to get a drop down list with the last recently sent files to choose from Send Transmits the current CNC program to a selected machine Send Selected Lines Transmits the highlighted CNC program blocks to a selected machine T7 3 Receive File Receives a CNC program from a selected machine saving it as a file without opening it Click on this icon to open the dialog Receive file for the file to be received After entering a name for the expected CNC program and clicking Save the Receive status dialog will appear showing the transfer status Click on the arrow below the icon to get a drop down list with the last recently received files A Receive Receives a CNC program from a sele
55. ble coloring of multi line comments NC Codes Tool Change Use this field to specify the tool change prefix Example If the tool number is specified as TO10101 specify T in this field Tool load Use this field to specify the tool load command If the tool load command is found on the same line as the tool change command the tool is loaded immediately Example N1230 T020202 M6 Set feedrate Use this field to specify the feedrate prefix Example If the feedrate is specified as F1000 specify F in this field 107 Set spindle speed Use this field to specify the spindle speed prefix Example If the spindle speed is specified as S1000 specify S in this field Units Toopath unit Select the path unit from this drop down list Feedrate unit Select the feedrate unit from the drop down list Decimals Use this field to specify the number of decimals shown in the backplot etc Rapid speed mm min Use this field to specify the rapid feedrate The machine settings will only affect the selected file type 108 Editor Setup 6 2 6 Backplot Use this dialog to configure general backplot settings To configure the Backplot settings select Backplot from the File types menu in the left window of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Backplot Setup icon in the File menu within the Backplot tab The following dialog appears Setup Backplot ISO Millin wen mS General Backplot ISO Milling Ba
56. both windows are identical after synchronization os Sync Sync Left Right Sync The Sync menu Sync Left Cirl Left Arrow Synchronizes current difference from right to left window Sync Right Ctrl Right Arrow Synchronizes current difference from left to right window 73 4 4 Other This section describes other functions used for file compare B amp Save Compare Single Step Through Setup File Differences Other The Other menu 5 Save Compare File Saves the result of file compare into a file Single Step Through Differences By activating this function any change possibility is limited to the line containing the difference 1 e the line where the cursor is positioned Example If the function is enabled and the cursor is positioned on the second line of a three line red block then the text of this line can be synchronized from left to right or from right to left The first and the third lines of the block are not affected by the action and continue to show the differences in red Click on the icon or open the File compare settings dialog to activate the Single line Step function Setup Configure the settings of the File Compare function You can set up the different parameters for File Compare in the File Compare Settings dialog The behavior of the File Compare functions is changed through the Machine Type settings If you want to change the configuration during a file compare operation you m
57. ckplot Setup Control Type Coama 2 File compare Diameter programming Machine Tool scanning Multi Channel Show cycles Tool List Enable 4 5 Axis plot 100 0 100 Arc center is specified as diameter Draw zero arcs Disable radius compensation Use shortest angle moves S O 8S O K J Ignore MG Use UZ ZW relative moves V Ignore tool number 0 Arc Type Solid animation options Auto detect XUp 2 Right Back Turret 3D Milling and Turning z Machine setup 4 5 Axis Keyboard Mouse mapping DMU 70 X CIMCO Standard Map letters Ex A WB B WA ls J I Backplot Setup dialog O Only the backplot options for the selected file type are active All other options are grayed out Backplot Setup Control Type Select the control type for the backplot from the list 1 Tool Library Use this button to set up the tool library for the selected control type Information on how to set up tools is found under Tool 109 Diameter programming Check this field to select diameter programming Arc center is specified as diameter Check this field to select diameter programming for arc centers also I coordinate Draw zero arcs Check this field if a full circle should be drawn on arcs with the same start and end point Show cycles Check this field to plot cycles Ignore M6 Check this field to ignore tool load command
58. comes O0007 48 NC Functions Area 3 Parameter monitoring Additional options Use the check boxes to enable or disable additional options E The additional options must be selected carefully as they affect the final result Parameter is required Check this field if the user is required to specify a value for the selected parameter If you do not check this box the sign will appear in the parameter input field indicating that this parameter 1s optional In this case you do not need to enter a value in the field If you do it anyway you will change the modal value for this NC code Optional Parameters can for example be found at the 3 axes X Y Z of linear move G01 Insert with sign Check this field if the parameter value should be inserted with a sign Example The value 123 4 will be inserted as 123 4 Allow negative values Check this field to allow negative values for the current parameter If you leave this field unchecked only positive values will be accepted Q If you accidentally enter a negative value into the macro fields the sign will be ignored The entered value will be considered as the absolute value of the parameter and will output positive NC codes in the CNC program Do not insert empty lines Check this field if no blank line should be inserted when this parameter is not specified 49 Allow letters Check this field to allow the user to enter text string According
59. ct this option to use color highlighting J Use colors in blocks Check this field to use color highlighting inside a selected block When this field is unchecked the default color for Text in blocks is used Use modal colors Check this field to use modal colors When this option is selected blocks containing rapid moves linear moves and arcs will be assigned different colors If all three options above are unchecked the entire NC text including comments is set to the color defined in Text color nt List of defined colors By clicking the button lA or double clicking on the desired label you can set the color for the selected item Text color The color used for text when Use colors is not checked Background color The background color used for editor windows Block color The background color within a selection Comments color The color used for comments as defined by the Comment start and Comment end or Block Skip character on the Machine template configuration tab Text in blocks The color used in one or more selected program blocks when the field Use color in blocks 1s not checked Rapid moves The color used for rapid moves 94 Editor Setup e Linear moves The color used for linear moves e Clockwise arcs G2 The color used for clockwise arcs e Counter clockwise arcs G3 The color used for counter clockwise arcs e File compare background for different lines The color used f
60. cted machine opening it in a new window gt Receive Into Current Window Receives a CNC program into the current window 5 2 Machine This section describes the functions related to file transmission on existing machine types You can access the configuration of the selected machine through the icon Read more about setting parameters for DNC communication under DNC Settings Machine 1 g lt 8 Machine F The Machine menu Machine Type Select the CNC machine for the data transmission from the drop down list Click the field to show a drop down list with the machines available for selection The machine type determines the COM port and DNC settings Status Click this option to open the status window of current transmissions and or receptions If the five icons on the Transmission menu are grayed out and it seems that a CNC program transfer can or will be in progress then you can click on the icon to display the transmission state window sending or receiving 78 Transter status ie A A Tx m ATS ECTS LIOTTA GSI CEA E Error Machine Filename Bytes sent Lines send LPa Transmission Machine 1 CACIMCOMCIMCOE IES amples ISO MILLABOTTLE NC 352 B43 Errors Status
61. d in the Machine configuration dialog 26 NC Functions Remove Block Skips All the block skip characters will be removed from the current CNC program Q If you only want to remove the characters of a given NC block select this NC block completely or at any point and click on the icon Remove Block Skips xo Insert Spaces Inserts space characters between the commands in the CNC program where there is no space character between two commands Existing space characters are left as they are t Remove Spaces Deletes all the space characters and tab signs from the CNC program whitespace characters H Remove Empty Lines Removes all the empty lines from the NC program 2 Remove Comments Removes all the comments from the CN program written in parentheses or with the Comment start end characters defined in Machine Jiii Insert Strings Inserts a user defined string in the CNC program at the place defined in the dialog below Insert string Vi here Insert at start of line On lines matching string Regular Expression _ Insert string dialog X Remove Strings Removes strings from the NC program according to the specifications entered in the Remove String dialog similar to the one above DPA 27 Insert Monitoring Macros Inserts monitoring macros in the NC program When you click on this icon the commands and values for program start feedrate F spindle speed S and tool change T are fo
62. definition is placed at line 1 The custom tool placement can be specified in two ways Simple In the simple mode you use a keyword such as M6 G2 to specify the tool placement Then all the tools are placed after the first occurrence of M6 or G2 Advanced The advanced mode lets you use a regular expression Perl to specify the tool placement Examples M0 6 which matches M6 or M06 MO0 6 which matches M06 or M006 but not M6 You can use the following wildcards and repetition characters to specify the advanced custom tool placement 114 Editor Setup Wildcards and repetition of string occurrences 9 Us ny Ms 5 Beginning of line or string End of line or string Any character except newline Match previous character 0 or more times Match previous character or more times Match previous character 0 or 1 time Alternative either or Grouping Set of characters Repetition modifier Quote or special Match previous character exactly n times Match previous character at least n times n m Match previous character at least n but not more than m times Please refer to Perl regular expression documentation for more information This field is only activated if Custom is selected in the Placement of tool definitions field 115 6 2 7 1 Defining tools in NC programs Q All tool lines can be grouped at the start of the program In ISO codes the tool lines are expected to be inside c
63. e The top of the dialog box is highlighted and the corresponding tab is activated in the editor window This allows you to see which window you have activated 23 1 6 Help If you need help with CIMCO Edit v7 click on the Help menu on the top right corner of the Ribbon and you receive the following selection Editor help Goto the OQMCO web site Download Latest Version About O O OOO O OOOO The Help menu The help system of CIMCO Edit v7 is explained in Using Editor Help Editor help Opens the help file for CIMCO Edit Q If the help file is not available in your language it will open the default English help file Go to the CIMCO website Takes you directly to CIMCO website if your computer is connected to the Internet Download Latest Version Click this option to download the latest version of the editor CIMCO Edit O This command will not be available if option Hide Download Latest Version is checked in the general program settings About Shows information about CIMCO Edit v7 and the license conditions 24 NC Functions 2 NC Functions This section describes the NC functions in the CIMCO Edit Ribbon You can access the configuration of these functions using the icon With the NC functions CNC programs can be built or changed quickly 2 1 Block Numbers This section describes the functions concerning the appearance of the CNC program For instance the commands and the block numbers can be ch
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65. e each NC word if the program is written in a row without spaces Uppercase Ctrl U Changes the case of the text to UPPERCASE including the comments Lowercase Ctrl Shift U Changes the case of the text to lowercase including the comments 28 NC Functions 2 0 Transform This section describes the functions under the menu Transform which allows you to quickly write and change NC programs Adjust Adjust Spindle _ Feedrate Speed Transform The Transform menu Adjust Feedrate In this dialog it is possible to adjust the feedrate of the active program To do this click and drag the pointer or click on the sliding bar of the pointer or enter the new feedrate in the field New feedrate Click OK to apply the command or Cancel to close the window without any changes taking effect 0 100 200 o 300 400 500 Hew feedrate Minimum value When equalgreater thar 100 2 Decimals Masimum value When egual less than T FOO Result to new window Selection only OK Adjust feedrate dialog New feedrate Enter into this field the percentage with which the feedrate should be changed 7 Minimum value Enter the minimum feedrate into this field n mm min a Maximum value Enter the maximum feedrate into this field in mm min 29 Decimals Enter the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point into this field When equal greater than Only values greater than or e
66. e functions described below for file editing You can access the file configuration using the icon For details about the File settings click on the corresponding icon or see Editor Setup Q The File functions described below can also be reached through the icon o eo KAS New iene ne Save Save Print Global ni 2 AS i Setup File F The File menu New Ctrl N An empty window opens ready for input O Configure the machine type for the program by clicking the setup icon i Open Ctrl O The open file dialog window lets you open an existing program Recent A list of recently used files Click the down arrow next to the Open icon to open recently used files X Close Ctrl F4 Closes the current window You will be prompted to save changes if the file has been modified 16 Editor Close All Closes all open windows You will be prompted to save changes for all modified files Click the down arrow of the Close icon to access this option Save Ctrl S Saves the current CNC program Save All Saves all open CNC programs under their current names Click the down arrow of the Save icon to access this function Save As Saves the current CNC program under a new name Print Ctrl P Prints the current CNC program If you want to print a part of a program mark the area of interest and choose Print Printer Setup The dialog window for printout configuration is opened Click the down arro
67. e margins in centimeters If the margins are in inches add in Example To specify a one inch margin enter lin Paper width Paper height Specify the size of the paper in width and height of the paper in characters If for example in multi column printing the font size is set to 11 points and the Paper Width is set to 35 characters line a CNC program of 140 NC blocks will be printed legibly in two columns on an A4 page Normal printer font Click the icon to the right alto select the font size and type for the printout Multi column printer font Click the icon to the right Alto select the font used when printing in 2 or more columns 90 Editor Setup Header Footer Use these fields to specify the contents of the header and footer The following options are available e p Page number e P Page count e f File name e F File name with path e t Time e d Date e c Company name e U Windows user name 6 2 File Types This section describes how to configure file type settings File type settings determine how to perform renumbering look for tool changes compare files backplot settings set up colors where to save files etc Colors block numbers backplot file compare etc are configured individually for each file type File type is a macro file which contains specific properties for the machining type e g Turning Milling etc program codes ISO G code Heidenhain plain text
68. e of the printed CNC programs is controlled in the Printing dialog Here you can define a header and or a footer If you have a color printer you might mark the color option 12 Overview CIMCO Edit v7 has 5 different templates for different CNC machines You can set up how the NC functions behave and how the NC codes appear in the editor window The Find function in the Editor menu needs a definition of Tool change Feed rate change etc This definition is made here e Further information In the section Program Tabs all CIMCO Edit v7 s functions are described A lot of functions can also be accessed through one of the icons The setup of Machine Types is described in File Types If you need help on how to set up a serial communication line you can refer to DNC Settings and DNC Max User Guide The help system is accessible through the icon the F1 key or the Help button The section Using Editor Help gives you an introduction to the help in CIMCO Edit 13 Installation To install CIMCO Edit v7 follow the instructions below 1 Locate installation files If you receive CIMCO Edit v7 on a CD ROM open the CIMCO Edit v7 directory on the CD If you receive CIMCO Edit v7 via e mail save the file in a temporary directory 2 Run installation program Start the installation program by clicking on CIMCO Edit v7 setup program i o CIMCO Edit v7 setup program 3 Copying your Key file If you do not have a key file b
69. ed red You can use the icon to synchronize one or more highlighted line s from left to right or from right to left with the icon When text is moved from one window to another no line is highlighted This 1s because the texts in both windows are identical Mark changes only When this option is enabled all lines in both windows containing at least one difference are gray but only the difference is highlighted with red 75 If there are differences in successive lines and the cursor is moved to the first line with the icon t all lines are gray and the texts are marked red You can synchronize the highlighted block fon left to right with the icon or from right to the left with the icon Further information about the File Compare settings is found under Setup File Compare Fj Sutera MARZH 1A AIHE PROGRAMMIERER DE PROGRAMMIERER DE 0 GOO G40 G49 GEO G90 H102 T10 MO HLO4 S4000 MOF W106 GOO xO 0 O 0 W108 GOO 2100 0 a43 Hiz H110 GO Z 67 500 Y60 000 W112 G00 amp 2 0 M114 Gl X 67 500 Y60 000 Z 5 000 F150 M M116 Gl G41 E 67 500 55 000 F300 N118 G3 x 62 500 50 000 1 62 500 HR ooo W120 Gl 62 500 Y50 000 2 5 000 Hl22 G2 75 000 Y37 500 162 500 J37 500 W124 Gl 275 000 Y 37 500 W126 GZ X62 500 50 000 162 500 7 37 500 N1286 Gl 62 500 50 000 H130 G2 75 000 Y 37 500 T 62 500 J 37 500 H137 G1 75 000 Y37 500 W134 G2 62 500 50 000 1 62 500 337 500 N1336 G3 x 57 500
70. eld below you can edit the name of the tool and the changes will automatically appear in the Example field All characters are supported Tool dimension keyword Use this field to select the keyword that should correlate to a tool dimension value In the field below you can edit the keyword of the selected tool dimension and the changes will automatically appear in the Example field Only normal characters A Z and a z are supported 113 Example This field shows an example of the selected tool with all its parameters The fields Tool Trigger Tool Type and Tool dimension Keyword are only used to insert synonyms for standard keywords in the configuration It 1s recommended to use the default keywords as a change may cause problems Insert tool definition Insert tool definitions into NC file using tool format defined above Check this option to enable to insertion of tool definitions into NC file using the tool format defined above The insertion is done after Tool Setup Placement of tool definitions Use this field to select where the tool definitions should be placed in the file You can select Top of file At tool change or Custom from the drop down list If the selected placement fails the tool definition is placed at line 1 Custom tool placement Use this field to specify a keyword or regular expression Perl to search for the line the tool definition should be placed after If the search fails the tool
71. f available When the tool is scanned the order of the dimension keywords is irrelevant The user is able to change the keywords Some words can significantly slow down the performance if they occur often in the NC file 112 Editor Setup The Tool Scanning configuration dialog is shown below Setup Tool scanning ISO LU jms H General Tool scanning ISO Milling File types Colors iL Block numbers V Automatic tool scanning Load Save TOOL ba File compare Automatic tool scan lt Tool line trigger Tool type Tool dimension keyword oe Machi l ata Boring bar v Arbor diameter hd EE BORING BAR AD CNC Calc be Multi Channel Example Tool List TOOL T2 BORING BAR UM D10 FL 20 5 SL 30 BL40 AD 10 A10 CR4 oe Other f Global Colors External Commands Mazatral Viewer Insert tool definition Plugins J Insert tool definitions into NC file using tool format defined above Placement of tool definitions At tool change MO26 Help Default Cancel Tool scanning setup window Automatic tool scan Automatic tool scanning Check this field to automatically scan tool dimensions from the NC program ee Tool line trigger Enter in this field the word used as tool scanning trigger Only normal characters A Z and a z are accepted The default word is TOOL Tool type Use this field to select the type of tool used for the operation In the fi
72. ffs 000 H118 G3 X 62 500 50 000 I 62 500 J 5 o00 H120 G1 62 500 Y50 000 5 000 H120 Gl KEZ 500 50 000 2 5 000 W122 G2 275 000 Y37 500 162 500 J37 500 H122 G2 475 000 37 500 162 500 337 500 H124 Gl Z75 000 37 500 H1iz4 Gl x 75 000 37 500 M126 G2 462 500 50 000 162 500 7 37 500 H1Z6 G2 X 2 500 50 000 162 500 3 37 500 H128 G1 62 500 Y 50 000 H128 Gl 62 500 50 000 H130 G2 75 000 Y 37 500 T 62 500 J lt 37 500 H130 G2 E 75 000 Y 37 500 T 62 500 J 37 500 W132 Gl 75 000 37 500 H132 Gl 75 000 37 500 W134 G2 x 62 500 50 000 1 62 500 737 500 H134 G2 62 500 50 000 1 62 500 337 500 W136 G3 Z 57 500 55 000 I 62 500 J s 000 H136 G3 57 500 55 000 I 62 500 J 5 o000 H138 G1 G40 E 57 500 60 000 H138 Gl G40 57 500 Y 60 000 Hld2 MOS HOJ Hld2 HOS HOF Hidd GOO G28 G l 715 0 Hidd GOO G26 G91 718 0 eoo a30 goo 990 G53 G53 Mao HJO a 7 File Compare results with the option Mark changes only 76 Transmission 5 Transmission In this chapter the Transmission menu in the CIMCO Edit v7 Ribbon is described Transmission is used to send NC programs from a PC to CNC machines or receive programs from the CNC machines You can access the configuration of this function using the icon O The Editor must be licensed for DNC operations to use this option 5 1 Transmission In this section the functions related to sending files to and from CNC machines are described The functions
73. file type highlight it and click on the button Rename sae Add Click this button to add a new file type To add a new file type click on the button Add 92 Editor Setup The following window appears Description ISO Miling Template Ge Add a new file type Enter the name of the new file type select a file type template from the drop down list and click OK Click Cancel if you wish to abort the operation 6 2 1 Colors Use this dialog to configure color settings for the selected file type To define the colors used for highlighting within a certain file type select Colors from the File types menu in the left tree of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Colors icon in the File Type menu within the Editor tab The color configuration dialog is shown below Colors ISO Milling j Printing Color settings types Z Use colors Use modal colors 2 Colors Z Use colors in blocks Text Backplot E Text color Tool scanning _ Background color Multi Channel F Block color i BB Comments color a Text in blocks a Rapid moves WB Linear moves BB Clockwise arcs G2 i 1 1 e e G A mkan A B Apply color to trailing digits Apply color to the entire line Apply color to trailing letters Letter Colors Color setup 93 The following defined color settings apply for the file type ISO Milling Color Settings Use colors Sele
74. fset Right G42 Enable compensation of the milling path offset right G42 Arc type Here you can specify the arc type by selecting one of the four different types e Auto detect Default e Relative to start Relative to the initial coordinates of the contour e Relative to end Relative to the end coordinates of the contour e Absolute arc center Relative to the absolute center of the arc Decimals Enter into this field the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point Strip trailing 0 s Check this field to remove all zeros from the end of the number Assume G91 Check this field when the control is preset for relative coordinates G91 Comma as decimal symbol Check this field to use comma as decimal separator Non modal X Y Z Check this field to use non modal X Y Z values Result to new window Check this field if the result of the tool compensation settings should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option is checked only the selection is put into the new window Selection only Check this field to offset the selected program blocks only 38 NC Functions lt Translate This dialog translates the outline The outline is moved to a position offset by the values entered in the Translate X Y Z fields Translate Translate Translate Y Z 0 000 Settings Arc type Decimals Auto detect 3 C Strip trailing O s E Comma as decimal symbol Assume G91 E No
75. he DOS Windows linefeed type is used e DOS Windows CR LF ASCII 13 10 e Unix LF ASCII 10 e Mac CR ASCH 13 UNICODE Files 7 Message when loading UNICODE Displays a message when a UNICODE file is loaded Prompt to save files as UNICODE Check this field if the file should be saved as UNICODE Always save files as UNICODE Check this field if files always should be saved as UNICODE Always save files as regular text Check this field if files should never be saved as UNICODE The Load Save settings will only affect the selected file type 103 6 2 4 File Compare To configure file compare settings select File compare from the File types menu in the left window of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Setup file compare icon in the Other menu within the File Compare tab The file compare configuration dialog is shown below Setup File compare ISO Milli ee amp General File compare ISO Milling gt Editor i Printing amp File types M Single line step V Use tab to switch window i Colors Block numbers i Load Save 7 Jump to next difference after sync V Use smart marking Machine Ignore Options Backplot Tool scanning File compare settings J Show all differences No editing J Mark Changes only V Ignore Block numbers J Ignore Case E Multi Channel V Ignore White spaces J Ignore Numeric format p Tool List Other V Ignore Comments Globa
76. ied angle Click OK to apply the command or Cancel to close the window without any changes taking effect Rotate Rotate Point i Angle Settings Arc type Decimals Auto detect a Arc break tolerance E Strip trailing O s 0 01 Reverse tool path C Comma as decimal symbol Assume G91 Result to new window Selection only Rotate dialog Point X Y Enter the coordinates of the center of the rotation in these fields Angle Enter the angle of rotation by degrees in this field Arc type Here you can specify the arc type by selecting one of the four different types e Auto detect Default e Relative to start Relative to the initial coordinates of the contour e Relative to end Relative to the end coordinates of the contour e Absolute arc center Relative to the absolute center of the arc Decimals Enter into this field the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point 34 NC Functions Arc break tolerance Use this field to specify the tolerance of each arc break when linearizing the tool path A low value gives more line segments while a high value gives less line segments Comma as decimal symbol Check this field to use comma as decimal separator Strip trailing O s Check this field to remove all zeros from the end of the number Reverse tool path Check this field to reverse the trajectory of the tool path Assume G91 Check this field when the contr
77. in the Mazatrol Viewer 127 Show TPC Data Check this field to include TPC data when viewing Mazatrol files Font settings This field shows an example of the selected font Click on the font button to the right to select another font 6 6 Plugins In this section you will find general information about how to manage Plugins 9 The Editor must be licensed according to the plugins you wish to run in the Editor When you select Plugins in the Editor Setup window the following dialog appears Plugins Select plugins Disable Backplot 4 Disable NC Base Disable advanced simulation Disable DNC Max client Disable DNC Serial communication Disable CNC Cale Disable File compare Disable Mazatrol Viewer Backplot Disable advanced NC Functions Tool scanning Multi Channel Configuration password Configuration password Macros Machine configuration path The Plugins dialog i ott ss ss a a Editor Setup Select Plugins Disable Backplot Check this field to disable the Backplot module Backplot requires a CIMCO Edit Professional license Disable advanced simulation Check this field to disable the advanced simulation module Disable DNC Serial communication Check this field to disable the DNC Serial communication module Requires DNC Option extended license for CIMCO Edit Disable File compare Check this field to disable the File c
78. ings icon in the File Type menu within the Editor tab The following dialog appears Setup Other ISO Milline id eS General Other ISO Milling i Editor i i Printing i m File types Print Columns Max line length indicator Colors 2 60 Block numbers i Load Save General settings AR R Insert spaces when opening file i File compare ke Machine Backplot Tool scanning e Multi Channel be Tool List Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer i Plugins Help Default Cancel Other configuration dialog General Settings Print Columns Use this field to specify the number of columns to be used when CNC programs of the selected file type should be printed i Max line length indicator Use this field to set the position of the Max line length indicator If you are using a proportional font i e all letters are not the same width the indicator does not show the exact line length Insert spaces when opening file Check this field to automatically insert spaces when opening a file 123 6 3 Global Colors This section describes how to configure the general colors settings Here you can create your own colors for program simulations etc and the CNC Calc window background axes contour etc To configure Global Colors click on Global Colors in the left window of the Setup dialog The following dialog appears
79. is switched off no such warning will appear Vertical scroll bar Enables a vertical scroll bar Horizontal scroll bar Enables a horizontal scroll bar 86 Editor Setup Disable Backspace at start of line Prevents that lines are joined by using the backspace key Replace from top Any search and replace options will automatically start from the beginning of the file Replace tabs with space Inserts spaces when the tab key is used and replaces existing tabs with spaces when a file is opened Show line numbers Check this field to show line numbers Show replaced count Shows the number of strings that were replaced after the Replace all function has been used Use virtual space Allows the cursor to move into space that currently contains no text Pad with tabs Use tabs to fill in large empty spaces in virtual space Please refer to Use virtual space above Remove ASCII 0 s Check this field to remove ASCII 0 s from the file If you do not check this option ASCII 0 s are replaced with ASCII 128 If you transmit files with 7 data bits ASCII 128 becomes ASCII 0 Wrap Searches Check this field if searches should continue searching from the top of the file if no match is found before the end of the file Always UPPER CASE Check this field if inserted text should always be UPPER CASE all CAPS 87 v Remember math values Remembers the last values used in the Simple Math Functions Block
80. l Colors i External Commands Print Options Mazatrol Viewer 4 Print only differences gt Plugins Help Defaut Cancel Gok File compare configuration dialog File Compare Settings Single line step Use this option to single step through multiple consecutive differences Only the difference on the current line is highlighted Show all differences No editing Check this field to show all lines with at least one difference All the differences are highlighted at the same time Jump to next difference after sync When you select this option the editor will jump to the next difference after you have synchronized two differences Use tab to switch window Select this option if you want to use the tab key to switch between the two files being compared You will not be able to insert tabs in any of the files when this option is enabled 104 Editor Setup Mark Changes only When you select this option all the lines with at least one difference will be activated but only the difference will be highlighted not the entire line Use smart marking When using this option not only the different part of the command will be marked but the complete command if it contains at least one difference Ignore Options Ignore Block numbers The values of block numbers will be ignored as will the presence absence of block numbers i e the fact that there are block numbers in one file and not
81. le extensions Click this button to associate file extensions NC H etc with CIMCO Edit overwriting the current association When you click this button CIMCO Edit re associates all the extensions defined for each file type under File types Load Save 85 6 1 1 Editor Settings By clicking on Editor in the left hand list of the General Setup menu the Editor window will be displayed see below In this window you can configure the settings for the editor Setup Edito General Backplot Tool scanning Multi Channel Tool List Editor settings eee Editor Editor settings Keyboard acceleration Show replaced count Prompt when unable to undo Use virtual space Vertical scroll bar Pad with tabs Horizontal scroll bar Remove ASCII 0 s Wrap Searches Always UPPER CASE Disable Backspace at start of line Replace from top So K Replace tabs with space Remember math values J Show line numbers Block mode v Drag and drop text editing Don t move cursor after paste Copy without selection Mark to end of line Font settings N0100 X100 Y100 1 200 J 200 Editor setup dialog Keyboard acceleration Enables your cursor to move faster Prompt when unable to undo When this is active you will be told when you are about to do something such as renumbering a large file which cannot be undone If this
82. lick Load Save Tool library in the tool setup window both Milling and Turning the following dialog appears curent Load Save Tool library Save the current tool library by clicking Rename and enter a new name You load a tool library by selecting the desired tool library and clicking OK If you wish to remove a tool library select the desired tool library and click Remove 63 3 5 Solid In this section the Backplot function Solid and the simulation of the Solid Model are described Q The Solid Model is only available for Milling operations when using the Backplot Window option T Solid Model x zoom Regenerate solid hy Solid Setup Solid The Solid menu Solid Model Shows Hides the solid model Click on this icon to toggle between the toolpath view and the Solid visualization with toolpath Zoom Regenerate solid Creates a solid from the current view Click this icon to regenerate a solid model of the workpiece based on the settings specified in the Solid Setup You can select if the toolpath should be shown or hidden when a solid model is displayed When this option is enabled the program will be checked for collision during dynamic simulation The collision check options are activated in the Solid Setup dialog When a collision is detected the simulation stops one block before the collision both in the graphical simulation and the NC program 4 Solid Setup for Milling operations Click o
83. logs The following languages are currently available Chinese Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Swedish Taiwan and Thai Changing language will not have effect until the program is restarted Tab width Use this field to specify the tab width in characters 84 Blii Editor Setup Show file size in Select from the list how the file size should be displayed in the status bar The file size can be shown in bytes in meter or in feet Color theme Select the color theme to be used in CIMCO Edit Q Changing color theme will not have effect until the program is restarted Recent list size Use this field to specify the number of files shown in the Recent List Number of linefeed characters Use this field to specify how many line feed characters that should be used to calculate the file size shown in the status bar Example If you specify a value of 2 and the file contains 12 lines 24 bytes will be added to the file size shown in the status bar Default simulation window size Use this field to change the default size of the simulation window in percent of the screen size The default value is 66 Decrease this value to show NC files with long program lines or increase the value to enlarge the simulation window You can resize the Backplot window between 10 90 of default value 66 Associate fi
84. lpaths Statistics and generating Tool List You can access the configuration by using the icon y Toolpath Make Tool Statistics List Info F The Info menu Toolpath Statistics Find range of X Y Z machining time tool change time toolpath length etc Make Tool List Create a tool list for the current window E Configure Tool List Configure how the tool list is generated 40 NC Functions 2 5 Macros This section describes the function Macros You can access the configuration of this function using the icon CIMCO Edit v7 includes built in cycles and macros for common operations like program start program stop and tool change You can also record or create custom cycles and macros for the operations most common to your own specific setups and applications Program Start and End B E Al a ISO Milling F Macros F The Macros menu Macro Name Shows the current macro for the selected file type Click on the arrow and select a macro from the drop down list is Insert Macro Insert the selected macro Before inserting a macro you must first define two types of parameters a The required parameters and b The optional parameters marked with Click on the Insert Macro icon to open the parameter input box Enter the parameters and click OK Parameters for Program Start and En 4711 Program number 1000 6999 NC PROGRAM Program description END MILL FLAT 3 Tool description 1
85. n it to the opened CNC program Click OK to save tool information in the tool library In this dialog you can also load and save tool libraries Tool libraries are especially useful on machines with fixed tool position 59 e Milling Tools In milling operations clicking the Tool Setup icon opens the following window 1212 Default Type Diameter Comer radius End Mill Bull 4hhM Fi End Mill Bull 1 Description Type End Mill Flat 2h4M End Mill Flat End Mill Ball 24M End Mill Ball End Mill Bull 2MM AOS End Mill Bull End Mill Flat aiM End Mill Flat End Mill Ball 3MM End Mill Ball End Mill Bull 3MM AO End Mill Bull End Mill Flat 464M End Mill Flat iw wo to ho Bo Bo A a Z Save tool information Load Save Tool library i Milling tool library The Backplotter can automatically detect the tools specified in the NC program or you can choose to configure them manually The upper half of the window shows the tools currently used in the NC program For every tool in the list you can click on the icon Ty at the top right of the Setup Tool window to open the configuration dialog of the selected tool In this dialog you can determine the dimensions of the tool and the color for the tool path 60 Backplot Tool library Type End Mill Bull g Unit Flute length ooo g Diameter Shaft length Comer radius Body length ie SO Taper angle Arbor diameter 4 Descriptions a
86. n modal rz Result to new window Selection only Translate dialog abe Translate X Y Z Enter into these fields the X Y and Z values to offset the outline Arc type Here you can specify the arc type by selecting one of the four different types e Auto detect Default e Relative to start Relative to the initial coordinates of the contour e Relative to end Relative to the end coordinates of the contour e Absolute arc center Relative to the absolute center of the arc Decimals Enter into this field the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point Strip trailing 0 s Check this field to remove all zeros from the end of the number Assume G91 Check this field when the control 1s preset for relative coordinates G91 Comma as decimal symbol Check this field to use comma as decimal separator 39 Mi Non modal X Y Z Check this field to use non modal X Y Z values v Result to new window Check this field if the result of the translate settings should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option is checked only the selection is put into the new window Selection only Check this field to translate the selected program blocks only fs Heidenhain ISO Converter Use this function to convert Heidenhain CNC Programs to ISO Programs Show Windows Calculator Click this option to open the Windows calculator 2 4 Info The menu Info contains functions for calculating Too
87. n this icon to configure the Solid Model and the options for the solid simulation The specified stock dimensions are the minimum and maximum X Y Z values in your NC program If you want to increase or decrease the stock dimensions to get a much more even toolpath then click one or several times the corresponding button 5 or 5 to obtain the desired dimensions Use the button Round to round off stock dimensions 64 Backplot so Stock Dimensions Min ot 47 E V blana Dimensions 31 6 a 35 35 Use cylindrical stack Lock stock dimension Automatic stock scanning Options Use a different color for each tool E Do not show tool setup when all tools are defined Smooth surface Stop if tool collision detected rapid through stock E Stop if cutting with tool shaft Stop if cutting with tool shoulder E Stop if tool holder collision detected Low Quality Fast Medium Quality High Quality Slow a Tool Library Solid Setup dialog for milling If the Automatic stock scanning option is enabled stock dimensions will automatically be scanned from the NC program file To specify stock dimensions within an NC program add a comment with the following layouts For Heidenhain machines the line which defines the stock dimensions should have the following format BLK FORM 0 1 Z X 116 383 Y 50 Z 80 BLK FORM 0 2 X 33 617 Y 50 Z 0 For ISO machines insert the stock dimensions
88. nd receive CNC programs to from the machine Use the folder icon to the right of the entry fields to navigate or create a new folder where to store the transmission files 4 DNC Setup Setup The Setup menu DNC Setup Click this icon to add new machines and configure the DNC settings in CIMCO Edit Read more about setting parameters for DNC communication under DNC Settings 6 Editor Setup 81 This section describes how to configure the CIMCO Edit settings 6 1 General Program Settings If you wish to change the program settings concerning the program in general enter the Setup menu and click on General The general configuration dialog is shown below i EF General General General program settings i Printing File types V Share settings between all users Global Colors ba External Commands Mazatrol Viewer ji Remember window position i Plugins Start maximized J Open windows maximized Warning beeps v Protect read only files Save backup file BAK V Check external changes Hide NC Assistant formula results Language Tab width US English x 8 Color theme Recent list size i em Open file multiple times Show full path in title _ Specify name when receiving Always show all files Re open files J Remember cursor position Confirm program exit Hide Download Latest Version Show file size in s Show size in b
89. nded after each character in the communication to separate the data bits The number of stop bits required depends on the CNC control Please refer to the reference manual for more details Data bits Select the number of bits in each character By default the 7 bit ASCII code is used for NC data transmission Parity The parity is an error checking method which indicates if a transmission was successful or not by adding a parity bit 8th bit when using 7 bit ASCII code for data transmission to ensure the number of bits with the value 1 in a set of bits is even or odd The method can operate in different modes e None Is selected when no parity error checking is going to be used e Even parity An even number of 1 s is used in each character e Odd parity An odd number of 1 s is used in each character Only for special cases test purposes e Mark parity The parity bit is always 1 and the line is low e Space parity The parity bit is always O and the line is high Flow Control Settings ac F Flow control The handshake procedure for synchronizing the communication between the computer and the CNC control There are two types of flow control Software handshake uses the XOn XOff ASCII characters Hardware handshake uses the RTS CTS control lines in the RS 232 communication specifications 134 E DNC Settings You can select one of the following flow control methods from the dropdown list
90. nter all macro parameters The description of the parameter is right next to the parameter field Parameters for Tool change FLAT MILL Tool description 11 Tool number 14 Tool length offset number 3000 Spindle speed Ad Work offset number 54 59 0 rapid position 0 Y rapid position 100 rapid position x Uptional parameter para Defaut Macro parameter input fields example Prefix Use this field to specify a prefix string for the selected parameter e g S for spindle speed Suffix Use this field to specify a suffix string for the selected parameter abe 47 Min Use this field to specify a minimum value for the selected parameter If you enter a value lower than the Min value you will immediately be prompted for correction Insert Tool change xX Parameters for Tool change FLAT MILL Tool description 1 Tool number 4 Tool length offset number Spindle speed Work offset number 54 59 Error message for value lower than Min Max Use this field to specify a maximum value for the selected parameter If you enter a value higher than the Max value you will immediately be prompted for change Default value Use this field to specify a default value for the selected parameter Decimals Use this field to specify the number of decimal digits Digits Use this field to specify the number of digits E g when inserting an O number with 4 digits the result be
91. o variable DATE Date 2 Meconame ooo o G00 G17 G21 G40 G49 G80 G90 Program Start and End Add Info Add Formula G91 G28 ZO Tool change oe aa Program comment Add User Input User Input Order Goo G17 G90 7 88 9 6 M03 G00 Rapidmove Area 1 211 Description G43 5 10 M08 G01 Linear move F START MOTION G02 Clockwise arc move Tool description G03 Counterclockwise arc move END MOTION Prefix H09 G04 Dwell 405 G07 Hypothetical axis interpolation G91 G28 Z0 G09 Exact stop check for one block Suffix Mar G28 X0 YO G10 Data setting mode Standard work offset Sac G11 Data setting mode cancel G15 Polar coordinate mode cancel G16 Polar coordinate mode G17 XY plane specification G18 XZ plane specification G19 YZ plane specification G20 English units Picture G21 Metric units G22 Stored stroke check ON G23 Stored stroke check OFF G25 Spindle speed fluctuation detection OFF G26 Spindle speed fluctuation detection ON Insert with sign Area 3 G27 Machine zero retum position check Allow negative values G28 Machine zero retum primary reference p G29 Retum from machine zero G30 Machine zero retum secondary reference V Allow letters G31 Skip function Remember value G33 Threading function 7 4 Mm Add Rename D Default value V Parameter is required Do not insert empty lines V Uppercase Hide formula results in entire macro M
92. ol is preset for relative coordinates G91 Result to new window Check this field if the result of the settings should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option is checked only the selection is put into the new window Selection only Check this field to rotate the selected program blocks only 35 Mirror In this dialog you can mirror the outline around a specified line Click OK to apply the command or Cancel to close the window without any changes taking effect TD aaa Mirror Point 4 4 Angle Settings Arc type Decimals Auto detect a Arc break tolerance Strip trailing O s 0 01 Reverse tool path Comma as decimal symbol Assume G91 Result to new window Selection only Mirror dialog Point X Y Enter into these fields the coordinates of the point of the mirror axis Angle Enter into this field the angle of rotation by degrees of the mirror axis Arc type Here you can specify the arc type by selecting one of the four different types e Auto detect Default e Relative to start Relative to the initial coordinates of the contour e Relative to end Relative to the end coordinates of the contour e Absolute arc center Relative to the absolute center of the arc Decimals Enter into this field the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point is Are break tolerance Use this field to specify the tolerance of each arc break when linearizing the tool
93. om the Transmission menu select the desired machine and click the Setup button e Or you can select the desired machine from the Transmission toolbar and click on the DNC Setup icon next to Machine If you select DNC Setup from the Transmission menu this window will appear ee x a a Machines Machine 1 Machine 2 Configuration Protocol Standard serial protocol Port information COM 9600 7E 2 Machine Type C Berane Casinon Delete C DNC Setup dialog Machines If there are several machines connected to the computer you can select which machine to communicate with or configure 131 Configuration abn F Protocol Here you select the communication protocol for the selected machine The Standard serial protocol is default in CIMCO Edit v7 Optional protocols are available for CNC controls like Heidenhain Mazak etc O You cannot select a protocol which you have no license for If tried the computer will automatically select the earlier used protocol Port information Shows in shorthand the most important of the machine settings Example COM1 9600 7E2 Port COM1 Baud rate 9600 Data bits 7 Parity E even Stop bits 2 Machine Type Shows a list of different machines which can be used as templates e g Heidenhain ISO Milling ISO Turning etc Setup Click this button to enter the configuration dialog for the selected machine Rename
94. omments i e between parentheses For Heidenhain programs tool lines start with a semicolon Tool lines start with the trigger word TOOL followed by the tool number and the tool type in inverted commas The default tool types are named as follows End mill flat END MILL FLAT End mill sphere END MILL SPHERE End mill bull END MILL BULL Taper mill TAPER MILL Drill DRILL Center drill CENTER DRILL Spot drill SPOT DRILL Reamer REAMER Boring bar BORING BAR Counter bore COUNTER BORE Counter sink COUNTER SINK Chamfer mill CHAMFER MILL Face mill FACE MILL Slot mill SLOT MILL Rad mill RAD MILL If a tool line contains an unknown tool type End mill flat is used 116 Editor Setup The tool type is then followed by dimension keywords and values The default keywords are D Diameter Integer decimal or fraction CR Corner Radius Integer decimal or fraction A Taper Angle Integer decimal or fraction FL Flute Length Integer decimal or fraction SL Shaft Length Integer decimal or fraction BL Body Length Integer decimal or fraction AD Arbor Diameter Integer decimal or fraction You can define tools in the NC programs with and without between the dimension keyword and value You can change between metric and imperial tools by adding UM for Metric mm and UI for Imperial inch Examples of tool lines with and without ISO comments TOOLI FACE M
95. ompare function Disable advanced NC Functions Check this field to disable the advanced NC functions Macros Mirror Rotate O Advanced NC Functions requires a CIMCO Edit Professional license Disable NC Base Check this field to disable the NC Base Client O If installed along with NC Base Server requires extended license for CIMCO Edit Disable DNC Max Client Check this field to disable the DNC Max Client qa If installed along with NC Base Server and DNC Max Server requires extended license for CIMCO Edit 129 Disable CNC Calc Check this field to disable the CNC Calc module Q CNC Calc requires an extended license for CIMCO Edit Professional Disable Mazatrol Viewer Check this field to disable the Mazak Mazatrol viewer module O Mazatrol Viewer requires an extended license for CIMCO Edit Configuration Password abe Configuration password Use this field to specify the configuration password Q If you forget the password hold down Ctri Shift when you start the editor Macros Machine configuration path Use this field to specify where the file types mac should be stored Click the folder icon L to the right to select a path O You can use USERNAME and COMPUTERNAME as directory variables 130 DNC Settings 7 DNC Settings If you wish to configure the settings for the communication between the PC and a selected machine you can do it in two ways e You can select DNC Setup fr
96. ool change feed rate or spindle speed value can be marked up to the next or deleted You can also access this function from the Insert Remove menu of the NC Functions tab Append File Appends a file to the end of the current CNC program Insert File Inserts a file into the current window at the cursor position Lookin ISO MILL 2 e g Name E Date modified 24 07 2013 09 49 24 07 2015 09 49 Ea BOTTLE WC 24 07 2015 09 49 EA COLORTESTNC NC 24 07 2015 09 49 El DRILL G83 1 NC 24 07 2015 09 49 a el t File name ADEXA NC Files of type 150 Milling Files NC NCL 150 4 NCF g Open as read only Dialog Insert File 20 Editor 1 4 Find This section describes the search for data through the file E Next Tool change Find Next Find I f Previous Tool change x Go to Line Block Vay Replace Number Find The Find menu A Find Ctrl F In the appearing dialog box you can specify a text string and search for it through the CNC program You can choose one of the defined tool operations instead of a text string Find what Gel Henst L Match whole string Ignore case Search all Cancel Find NC Command Tool Change Search dialog A Find Previous Shift F3 Finds the previous occurrence of the specified search string in the CNC program Find Next F3 Finds the next occurrence of the specified search string in the CNC program 21
97. or a detailed view Zoom Out Mouse Wheel Click on this icon to reduce the view by Zooming out Fit To Window Mouse Middle Button Click this icon to adjust the plot view to the size of the window Zoom Selection Click this icon to zoom in on the selected area Zoom To Highlighted Click on this icon to zoom to the highlighted element View Reset Click this icon for the default perspective view initial size and position View from Top XY G17 Click this icon to view the simulation from the top View from Bottom XY Click this icon to view the simulation from the bottom View from Front XZ G18 Click this icon to view the simulation from the front 55 View from Back XZ Click on this icon to view the simulation from the back View from Left YZ G19 Click on this icon to view the simulation from the left View from Right YZ Click this icon to view the simulation from the right View from Tool Click this icon to view the simulation from the tool Measure Distance Click this icon to measure the distance between 2 points If you want to measure the distance between two points of the generated toolpath click this icon to get an arrow with a ruler Move the mouse to the first point and press the left mouse button to select it Point 1 becomes black Drag the mouse pointer to point 2 or point 3 4 5 etc while holding the left mouse button down to obtain the absolute distance in space
98. or meeting the demands of modern CNC program editing It has no program size limitations and includes CNC code specific options such as line numbering renumbering character handling and XYZ range finder It also features math functions including basic math rotate mirror tool compensation and translate CIMCO Edit v7 offers all the functions expected from an editor including drag and drop text editing Best of all CIMCO Edit v7 is completely configurable and is easily adapted to any existing CNC program editing environment e Faster editing with NC Assistant The NC Assistant makes editing NC code faster and easier than ever Point at any M or G code and the NC Assistant will identify the code allowing you to modify values using an interactive interface linked to the CNC code Input the desired values for any register and the NC Assistant updates the CNC code automatically The NC Assistant in CIMCO Edit v7 allows you to quickly insert and edit complex cycles and operations CIMCO Edit v7 includes built in cycles and macros for the most common operations such as program start program stop and tool change You can also record or create custom cycles and macros for the operations most common to your own specific setups and applications e Graphical Backplotter The 3D Mill 2D Lathe backplotter handles your 3 axis Mill and 2 axis lathe CNC programs with step and continuous forward and reverse plotting Edit the CNC program and the update i
99. or the background for different lines e File compare background for different text The color used for the background for different text e File compare color for missing lines The color used for the background for missing lines Select color Select a new color To select a new color highlight a color in the list and click on this button you can also double click in the list Add new color Click this button to add a new color Enter the text that triggers the new color in the field Text and select the desired options to define what applies the new color to Remove selected color Click this button to remove the selected color You can only remove new added colors Up Down arrows Use these buttons to move the selected color up and or down on the list Entries higher on the list have higher priority Text Use this field to specify a string that will be highlighted using the selected color Q 95 Apply color to trailing digits If this option is checked the selected color will be applied to any digits following the selected letter Apply color to trailing letters If this option is used the selected color will be applied to any letters following the selected letter Apply color to the entire line Check this field if the selected color should be applied to the entire line Letter Colors Click this button to create a different color for each letter This will set the coloring similar to the default in CIMCO
100. owed by the variable name In the field Macro definition the macro block sequence is shown as it will appear in the NC program NC code variables are replaced by parameters in ascending order These parameters will be added to the macro program using the button Add data input via the keyboard is not permitted and will not be accepted You can use the same variable multiple times in a macro To add a block number to a line specify a at the beginning of the line If you need to insert a character right after a variable you must insert a vertical bar after the variable Example To insert the user variable 2 followed by 100 specify 2 100 If this macro must start on a new line make the first line of the macro definition blank The macro Tool change consists of 9 NC program blocks with 8 parameters 1 8 The block number format e g N0100 and interval e g 10 can be configured and modified in the dialog Setup Block Numbers 45 Machine Type Macro definition ISO Milling Info variable TOE DATE Date Goo G91 G28 zo a M01 Program Start and End Add Info AddFomula mm Program comment Add User Input J User Input Order re a coo 6 7 4 MO3 are Faaa st Description START MOTION G01 Linear move G02 Clockwise arc move Spindle speed END MOTION G03 Counterclockwise arc move Prefix Min G04 Dwell 5 GO Hypothetic
101. qual to the value specified here will be modified When equal less than Only values less than or equal to the value specified here will be modified Result to new window Check this field if the result of the changes made to the feedrate should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option is checked only the selection is put into the new window Selection only Check this field to change the feedrate in the selected program blocks only Adjust spindle speed In this dialog the spindle speed of the active program is adjusted To do this click and drag the pointer or click on the sliding bar of the pointer or enter the new spindle speed in the field New spindle speed Click OK to apply the command or Cancel to close the window without any changes taking effect _ aT U Uns 100 2 200 S00 4007 SOs New spindle speed Minimum value When egualgreater than 100 Decimals Maximum value When equal less thar I FOO Result to new window Selection only Adjust spindle speed dialog 30 NC Functions New spindle speed Enter into this field the percentage with which the spindle speed should be changed Minimum value Enter the minimum spindle speed here in rev min Maximum value Enter the maximum spindle speed here in rev min Decimals Enter the number of decimals to the right of the decimal point here When equal greater than Only values greater than or equal to the value
102. s like M6 You can specify the tool load command on the Machine setup page Ignore tool number 0 Check this field to ignore tool number 0 This is useful if TO T00 T0000 is used to cancel the length offset Enable 4 5 Axis plot Check this field to enable 4 5 Axis backplotting X100 X0 100 When this option is selected the program will assume that a value without a decimal separator is 1 1000 of a regular move Disable radius compensation Check this field to disable tool radius compensation Use shortest angle moves Check this field to use the shortest angle Example When moving from 359 degrees to 1 degree the simulation will normally move 358 degrees back When this option is checked only a 2 degrees move is performed 110 Editor Setup Use U V W relative moves Check this field if U V W should be used as relative moves Arc type Select the type of arc that is used from this drop down list Orientation Use this field to specify the orientation of the plot for turning operations Solid animation options Use this field to select if the solid animation should be performed as a normal or New OpenGL three dimensional visualization 3D milling and turning or as a two dimensional simulation 2D turning New OpenGL is only enabled if the supported OpenGL version is equal or higher than 3 3 and the Graphics card is NVidia GeForce Quadro NVS or ATI Radeon FirePro All other graphics cards will by default
103. s automatically reflected in the plot Analyze the plot with dynamic zoom pan rotate and measuring functions CIMCO Edit v7 supports solid visualization of NC code with tool holder collision check and gouge detection The Solid Animation function allows you to see the material being removed e Intelligent File Compare CIMCO Edit v7 features a fast and fully configurable side by side file compare allowing the user to quickly identify CNC program changes The file compare identifies changed and deleted inserted lines but ignores trivial format changes like block renumbering and spacing Differences are displayed one line at a time all at once or printed side by side for offline review e CNC Communications and DNC CIMCO Edit v7 includes DNC capabilities for reliable RS 232 communications with a variety of CNC controls With the DNC option you can send and receive CNC programs to multiple machines simultaneously from inside CIMCO Edit v7 e Support for Mazatrol Files View Mazatrol Program files directly in CIMCO Edit v7 instead of on the Mazak Control in the workshop Quickly verify and review program changes with Mazatrol file compare e CNC Calc 7 2D CAD add in for CIMCO Edit v7 CNC Calc is a fully featured 2D CAD solution that works inside CIMCO Edit v7 This add on is a fast and effective solution for solving problems with complex 2D geometry Users can draw or import DXF 2D geometry specify cut depths lead in lead out and o
104. s field if ASCII 0 s should be removed from the transmitted data Remove white spaces White spaces ASCII 32 and tabs ASCII 9 are removed automatically from the file transmitted to the remote machine Replace tabs with spaces Converts tabs ASCII 9 to spaces ASCII 32 before sending the file to the remote machine Send files with non standard CR LF Check this field 1f you wish to send files that contain non standard linefeed characters like CR LF LF or CR CR When entering characters in one of the character entry fields the characters can be entered in two ways You can enter the characters themselves like to get ASCII character 36 followed by ASCII 42 or you can enter the ASCII values of the characters like 36 42 138 DNC Settings 7 3 Receive Settings To configure receive settings click on Receive in the left hand list of the Machine Setup window The receive configuration dialog is shown below Receive Receive settings CRLF Shark trigger Auto Omit lines containing End trigger Remove characters Receive timeout seconds All below ASCII 32 hd z C Omit empty lines Advanced receive settings Send 0n Send at start of reception Receive settings Receive Settings CR LF Use this field to specify the line feed character s If you select Auto the DNC will try to auto detect the CR LF combination used If the remote machine does not use any of the standard combinations of
105. s option to scroll all channels at the same time sal Setup Multi Channel This option lets you configure the multi channel view 52 Backplot 3 Backplot This section describes the Backplot functions in the Editor Ribbon The optional 3D 2D backplot in CIMCO Edit v7 is used for the simulation of CNC programs The Backplot configuration is accessible through the icons For The graphical backplotter shows the toolpath for milling and turning operations You can simulate NC programs for Milling operations using wireframe or solid view as well as solid animation For Turning operations you can use wireframe simulation and solid animation The solid animation visualizes the manufacturing process of the piece The simulation allows you to observe the stock being removed by the tool and thus get a complete and intuitive visualization of the toolpath Within the Backplot tab you can select either Backplot Window or Solid Animation In the Backplot Window the toolpath is visualized as a wireframe and a Solid Model of the workpiece can be created In Solid Animation the operations are visualized on a material block and show the manufacturing process You cannot toggle between Backplot Window and Solid Animation during the dynamic simulation In Backplot mode the NC program is displayed in the left pane of the window while the plot is shown in the right pane You can stop and restart the simulation control the speed and direction of
106. shown below Click the question mark This will change the cursor to an arrow and a question mark indicating that you are in Help Mode The new pointer is shown below 2 The question cursor Now click on the item that you want further information about If help is available for the selected item a small window will pop up displaying the help text If no help is available the general help file is launched An example of a pop up help is shown below 143 L pe ee ee Select this option to show the full WE path of files in the window title f AEN TeCelving iT The pop up information You can also display the pop up help for a dialog item by clicking in the field and then clicking F1 8 2 Printing Help Information If you wish to print just a single section of this help file click the Print button on the toolbar shown below a CIMCO Edit v7 User Guid eo gt g Hide Locate Back Forward Frnt Help buttons If you wish to print more than a few sections you should open the PDF version of the on line documentation The PDF document produces a much nicer printout You can download the PDF version of the user guide from the CIMCO website O You will need Adobe Reader to open the PDF file
107. specified here will be modified When equal less than Only values less than or equal to the value specified here will be modified Result to new window Check this field if the result of the spindle speed changes should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option is checked only the selection is put into the new window Selection only Check this field to change the spindle speed in the selected program blocks only Simple math functions 31 Performs simple mathematical functions on the chosen NC file parameters Parameter s Mx Ei EA E E TE CIM E F els lv Ignore case ha wy El Fie Me MH PIN mir E T Ew EK Elce E F E L Ea EA E u Other Result to new window Parameter s Value Value 100 000 Maximum value 999999 000 Minimum value 999999 000 Decimals 3 Keep decimals Strip trailing O s Strip leading O s Selection only Simple math functions dialog Check the fields of the parameters to be changed Other Check this option to enter parameters with more than one character This enables an input field where special characters O or multi digit ABC parameter names can be entered UPPER lower case Use this field to specify UPPER and or lower case of the parameters to be changed Result to new window Check this field if the result of the calculations should be shown in a new window If the Selection only option
108. ssion Send at end of feed Specify a character or a string that should be sent at the end of the transmission Omit lines containing Excludes lines containing one or more selected characters The consequence of entering anything here is that any line containing one of these characters or strings will not be transmitted Remove characters Use this field to specify characters that should be removed from the transmitted data Break after receiving characters Ends the transmission to the control after the specified number of characters have been sent even if the program is not finished If this field is left empty any incoming characters are ignored Handshake timeout seconds The chosen time that CIMCO Edit v7 should wait after receiving a stop flow signal XOff and or CTS Low from a remote machine before it terminates the connection If the timeout value is not specified it will wait until a start flow is received Delay before each line ms Specify the time in milliseconds CIMCO Edit v7 should wait before it begins transmitting a new line Wait for XOn This box is checked if you wish CIMCO Edit v7 to wait for an Xon before transmitting data This option is only available if Software handshake is enabled in the port settings S 137 Wait for Start button Check this field if the transmission should not start until you click the Start button on the transmit status dialog Remove ASCII 0 s Check thi
109. st ISO Millir wets F General Tool List ISO Milling Tool list setup Tool trigger TOOL1 Trigger TOOL2 Trigger T Filter comments with advanced trigger File compare p Machine Sort tool list Two line comments Ignore duplicate info T020202 T02 Scan comments below tool name Ignore O s T02 T2 Advanced Tool trigger Scan two lines at a time Tool list template CACIMCOSCIMCOE dit Sys T oollist txt Tool List dialog Tool List Setup we Tool trigger Specify the tool trigger in this field Example If the machine uses T01 for tool 01 specify T in this field 120 abe Editor Setup TOOL1 TOOL2 Trigger Use these fields to specify the advanced trigger that should be used to generate the TOOL1 2 variable Example To include the value specified after R into the following line T1 5MM DRILL R33 specify the trigger R This will assign the value R33 to TOOLI Filter comments with advanced trigger Use this field to specify the advanced trigger regular expression used to filter comments The comment lines are only used 1f they match the expression The comment filter is useful when each tool is surrounded by multiple comments as shown below AP ee ee E ay BALL MILL D6 2 ORR E EP eae nee ee te T3 With the standard settings the tool list will be T3 KK K K K K K K K K K K K K K K OK K K K K K To get the correct tool descrip
110. st desired Z value 10 into the field Z coordinate absolute and click on OK Repeat the macro command with the Z values 16 and 20 all other fields will be automatically filled out with the previously used values Then you will have your blind hole Insert G81 Drilling Parameters for Ge Drilling cycle 96 Rapid retract 8 initial level 99 A level 98 99 20 Z coordinate absolute 4 Retract level absolute 150 Feedrate Optional parameter Poul Default Remember value in macro G81 Uppercase If the option Allow letters is enabled and you want to write with capital letters check this field to make the user input uppercase You must check this box if you want to use both lower and uppercase in the text Hide formula results in entire macro When this field is checked the results of NC Assistant macro formulas are hidden 51 2 Multi Channel This section describes the NC Function command Multi Channel You can access the configuration of this function using the icon Multi Channel M The Multi Channel menu Window This option enables you to view the current file in multi channel mode Files Click this icon to view multiple files in multi channel mode x Close Closes the multi channel view l Next Ctrl Down Arrow Jumps to the next synchronization point t Previous Ctrl Up Arrow Jumps to the previous synchronization point Synchronize Scrolling Use thi
111. t window with a file The other file is opened through the Open file dialog __ Compare File with File Compares two files which are not already in a window The files are opened using the Open file dialog v End File Compare The file compare session 1s stopped and both files are left open x Close Left Window Closes left file compare window x Close Right Window Closes right file compare window E Setup Use this icon to set up file compare settings 72 File Compare 4 2 GoTo This section describes the functions used to move through the differences found during file compare Next Previous Goto First Goto Last Difference Difference Difference Difference GoTo The Go To menu i Next Difference Ctrl Down Arrow The cursor jumps to the next difference Previous Difference Cirl Up Arrow The cursor jumps to the previous difference Go to First Difference The cursor moves to the line containing the first difference Go to Last Difference The cursor moves down to the line containing the last difference 4 3 Sync This section describes the features used to synchronize differences When you synchronize a difference the selected difference is copied from one window to another The icons described below determine the synchronization direction from right to left or from left to right When the text is moved from one to another window the line is no longer highlighted This is because the texts in
112. tart with Restart every Skip lines starting with 100 0 i Backplot E Tool scanning i Multi Channel Interval Start from line Skip Skip lines containing Tool List 2 1 0 Other Global Colors External Commands Mazatrol Viewer Spaces after block number From line To line Start renumbering from line containing i Plugins 1 Precede lines with Alternate block number character Restart on lines starting with N Start at next black Help Default Cancel ox J Block number configuration dialog Renumber Settings Auto block numbering Inserts line numbers automatically according to the format described If you make a new line after the existing lines the new line number will be governed by the preceding line number and the setting for nterval If you insert a line in an existing program the new line number will be midway between the preceding line and the following line 97 Skip lines without block numbers Check this field to skip lines without a block number when renumbering The block number sequence is continued on the next line with block number Renumber empty lines Check this field to renumber empty lines a single empty line or several consecutive empty lines Show quick setup Check this field to show a Quick Setup dialog when renumbering a program Block format Start with Interval Format Quick block numbers setup dialog You can ch
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114. ther tool path variables and quickly generate CNC code in ISO and other conversational formats for contours and drilling 8 What s New What s New This version of CIMCO Edit includes a number of improvements over previous versions e New user interface The new user interface in CIMCO Edit v7 follows the latest standards for Windows user interface design e Comprehensive help system Now everything you need to know about functions that was previously contained in the reference manuals 1s included in the in product HTML help and at your fingertips Stumped on a function The F1 key or the Help button will take you right to the information you need e Optimized editor engine The new optimized editor engine loads large files quickly and with minimal memory usage e Flexible configuration Flexible configuration of colors NC commands etc e Advanced standard protocol Advanced standard protocol allows you to communicate with multiple CNC s simultaneously e Solid simulation with tool animation The advanced graphical backplotter 1s now extended to include a dynamic stock animation which allows you to see the material being removed by the tool You can select solid visualization for 3D milling and turning or 2D turning only e Automatic tool scanning The advanced tool scanning feature allows you to automatically scan tool dimensions from the NC program file Changes in the NC program are immediately reflected in the Tool Setup
115. tion you can add the following regular expression A Z0 9 This ensures that the tool comment includes letters numbers and spaces The tool list will then be T3 BALL MILL D6 Sort tool list Check this field to sort the tool list Q When you check this field each tool is only listed once Ignore duplicate info T020202 T02 Ignores duplicate magazine info in the tool number i e T020202 should be listed as T02 Ignore 0 s T02 T2 Ignores leading zeros in tool numbers 1 e T02 should be listed as T2 121 Two line comments Check this field if the tool comment consists of two lines Scan comments below tool name Check this field if the tool comment is always located below the tool change line Advanced Tool trigger Scan two lines at a time Check this field if the Advanced Tool trigger should scan two lines at a time Tool list template Use this field to specify the directory of the tool list template Click the folder icon to the right to select a tool list template Click the icon next to the folder icon if you wish to edit the specified tool list template 122 Editor Setup 6 2 10 Other This section describes how to configure File type specific settings 1 e the settings made here will only be applied to the selected file type ex ISO Milling To configure Other settings select Other from the File types menu in the left window of the Editor Setup dialog or click the Other Sett
116. to select a directory Default extension Use this field to specify the default extension of files to be sent a Additional extensions Use this field to specify additional extensions for files to be sent 141 Default Receive Default receive directory Specify the default receive directory or click on the folder icon to the right to select a directory Default extension Use this field to specify the default extension for received files Additional extensions Use this field to specify additional extensions for received files 7 5 Version Info If you want to find out which version of CIMCO Edit v7 you are running just click on Version Info to the left You can also get this information if from the main menu you select Help and click About Yersion info Transmit Receive Directories standard serial protocol Version 7 00 25 ao Version into Version info 2 sing Editor Help 8 Using Editor Help This section describes how to use the help system in CIMCO products A standard Windows Help file is available through the drop down Help menu by clicking Editor help Go to the OMCO web site Download Latest Version E About Help menu 8 1 Using Help in Dialogs CIMCO Edit v7 contains multiple dialogs that provide check boxes text fields and buttons for specific configurations To get help for a particular dialog item click the at the top of a dialog box as
117. ul when testing different NC programs on the machine Q The stock dimensions are locked temporary and will not be available when CIMCO Edit v7 is restarted 66 3 6 Other Backplot This section describes the Backplot function Other This function is concerned with simulation in full screen workpiece and tool offsets 5 axis machine setup load of STL files DXF files export and the Simulation control type Pe al ISO Milling Other The Other menu Full Screen Shows the backplot in full screen stl Set Workpiece Tool Offsets This option enables you to set workpiece and tool offsets When you click on this icon the Workpiece Tool Offset dialog appears for entering the X Y Z coordinates of Machine Offset and Workpiece Offset as well as the Tool Length Compensation Workpiece Tool offsets Machine coordinates offset P Auto assign a value above the work piece WES 1 6 G 54 G59 Offset G54 Offset m G55 Offset r G56 Offset Go Offset s G55 Offset s G53 0 0 0 Offset Y Offset r Offset r Offset r Offset Y Offset Y B A Workpiece Offset Offset Offset r 0 AAs Tool Length Offset Use tool lengh in library Add to tool length Overste tool length Cancel OK 0 Offset Z Offset z Offset z Offset 2 Offset Z Offset Z Offset 2 Workpiece and tool offsets 67 4 5
118. und in the NC program and inserted into lines starting with DPRNT right after the individual command AUDENKONTUR FLANSCH 123 50 12 AUSFUHRUNG 2 be 01010 ERSTELLUNGSDATUM 02 08 2008 16 18 34 PROGERAMMIERER DE H0100 GOO G40 G45 GSO G90 HOLLO T1O M6 HO120 S4000 MDa HO1I0 GOO 20 0 TO 0 HOLAT GOO 2100 0 Gda Hie H0150 GO E 67 500 Y60 000 HO1l60 GOO 22 0 NO170 Gl X 67 500 T o 000 5 000 F150 HOE KOLEO Gl G41 X 67 500 55 000 F300 H0190 G3 X 62 35300 T50 000 T 62 500 J55 000 NC program without monitoring macros AUBENKONTUR FLANSCH 123 50 12 AUSF HRUNG 2 51010 FOFEN DPRNT MACO1010 ERSTELLUNGSDATUM 02 08 2005 16 15 34 PROGRAMMIERER DE HO100 GOO GJO G49 GBO G90 NO110 T10 ME DPRNT MACT10 NO120 S4000 MOJ DPRNT MACS4000 0 HO130 GOO O 0 YO 0 HO140 GOO 2100 0 Ga3 H12 HO150 GO E 67 500 Y60 000 HO160 GOO z2 0 HO170 Gl E 67 500 Y60 000 5 000 F150 MOB DPRNT MACF150 0 HO1SBO Gl G41 E 67 500 55 000 F300 DPRNT MACF300 0 HOLS0 GS K 62 500 750 000 I 62 500 755 000 CNC program with monitoring macros D The observed values for the macros can be read via the serial interface for further processing Remove Monitoring Macros Removes all DPRNT lines that were added using the nsert Monitoring Macros function and restores the NC program to its original contents X Auto Insert Spaces When this option is activated a space is automatically inserted befor
119. use Solid Animation which supports OpenGL version 1 1 or higher The two dimensional simulation is only available for turning routines Machine Setup 4 5 Axis Use this field to specify the machine type The machine type geometry is important for 5 Axis simulation Click on the icon next to the field to edit the machine configuration Keyboard Mouse mapping Select the keyboard mapping from this list Map letters Ex A WB B WA l J J lI Use this field to map the default letters to a different string Example If a CNC uses XA for A axis rotation specify A XA in this field Example If a machine has switched the X and Y axis specify X Y Y X 111 6 2 7 Tool Scanning This section describes the Advanced Tool scan feature in CIMCO Edit v7 All commands are case insensitive but the values are kept in all caps for compatibility reasons The Advanced Tool scanning feature allows you to automatically scan tool dimensions from the NC program file With this function the tool number type and dimensions will be automatically read from the NC program Only milling tools are supported When using Automatic Tool scanning the tool scanner searches for lines in the NC file that contain the tool line trigger The default trigger keyword is TOOL and if necessary the user can change the tool line trigger The tool line is expected to be inside comments and it uses the Comment end character from the machine settings i
120. ust first end the current operation with the icon and then start a new operation with the icon In the File Compare Settings dialog below different File compare options can be selected by checking the fields 74 File Compare myar Setup File compare ISO Mi US jamen E General File compare ISO Milling Editor i Printing File types V Single line step Use tab to switch window e Colors Black numbers Load Save V Jump to next difference after sync V Use smart marking Machine Ignore Options Backplot Tool scanning File compare settings V Show all differences No editing Z Mark Changes only 4 Ignore Block numbers V Ignore Case Multi Channel 4 Ignore White spaces J Ignore Numeric format Tool List Other V Ignore Comments Global Colors i i External Commands Print Options _ Mazatrol Viewer Z Print only differences i Plugins l Help l Default Cancel File Compare Settings File Compare Example The file compare results of two settings Show all differences and Mark changes only are shown as example Show all differences When this option is enabled all lines in both windows containing at least one difference are gray and the difference is highlighted with red If you move the cursor with the icon to a line with a difference the whole line is colored in red If the following lines also contain differences the block is mark
121. ut wish to install an evaluation version just proceed to the next step If you have received a key file from CIMCO it should be installed by double clicking on the file name license key after the installation 1s completed This opens the CIMCO License Key Manager Click on the button Install Keyfile to install the key file 4 Starting the editor When the installation 1s completed and you have copied your key file you are ready to start the editor for the first time Click on the program icon on your desktop CIMCO Edit v7 After starting the editor please verify that your company name is shown in the Licensed to field in the About box If not the key file was not installed correctly Please repeat the point no 3 in order to install the key file correctly If you are running an evaluation version the license name 1s Demo version 14 Program Tabs Program Tabs The functions in CIMCO Edit v7 are activated using the appropriate icons on the Ribbon bar The commands are organized into logical groups under tabs If the function can be activated through the Ribbon bar or a keyboard shortcut the icon or the shortcut 1s displayed next to the command name R Clicking the small down arrow next to an icon gives you access to additional options and features 15 1 Editor This section describes the functions in the Editor tab 1 1 File This section describes the commands in the function File The menu contains th
122. w of the Print icon to open this option Global setup This option lets you configure the general program settings of CIMCO Edit also accessible through the icon Please refer to section Editor Setup for more details 17 1 2 File Type This section describes how to configure File Type settings The icon lets you access the global configuration of File Type The File Type settings determine how to perform renumbering look for tool changes configure backplot settings colors where to save files etc 150 Milling J EA File Type F The File Type menu File Type Use this drop down list to select the file type which determines the coloring syntax etc Colors Open the setup dialog to configure color highlighting El Configure Block Numbering Open the setup dialog to configure block numbering Directories Extensions Open the setup dialog to configure directories and extensions E Machine Templates Open the setup dialog to configure machine template specific parameters 2 Other Settings Open the setup dialog to configure other machine settings E Setup File Type Here you can configure the file type settings The file type determines the colors syntax etc 18 Editor 1 3 Edit In this section the ordinary text editing functions are described pS Undo E3 Append File Copy Cut Paste T Redo Insert File Edit
123. ytes X Number of linefeed characters Sie D is Associate file extensions J Y Default simulation window size 66 General program settings General Program Settings Share settings between all users Check this field to share the editor settings between all users All users must have read write access to the program directory If this option is not checked each user can define its user specific settings 1 e e User A uses language US English tab width 10 etc e User B uses language Deutsch tab width 8 etc These settings are stored in Windows under USERNAME so every user gets his Editor after logging in 82 Editor Setup If a user does not have read write access to the program directory this option is disabled Start maximized When this field 1s checked CIMCO Edit v7 will always start maximized 1 e filling up the whole screen Remember window position When this field is checked the editor will start with the same window size and position as the last time the editor was used Open windows maximized When this field is checked Edit windows will be opened maximized Warning beeps Check this field to use warnings beeps switch this off for silent operation Protect read only files Check this field to prevent read only files from being modified or edited Save backup file BAK Check this field to back up the previous version when saving a file

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